Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.55 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.55 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill
Crime trends · Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY -33%
ASB
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving
5
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill
Ethnicity
Total residents: 3,450
White Brit.92.5%
Other White2.2%
+ other · 5.3%
Religion
Total residents: 3,446
Christian49.4%
No religion41.5%
Not answered6.9%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 3,452
50–6423.7%
65–7415.3%
35–4914.6%
75–8411.7%
25–347.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.0%
Households
Total households: 1,514
Any member 66+22.9%
All members 66+14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.6%
Other10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.1%
+ 7 other households · 29.9%
Postcode Districts in Polegate South & Willingdon Watermill
