Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Preston Rural East
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.65 (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 7.65 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Preston Rural East
Crime trends · Preston Rural East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
35
YoY +119%
ASB
5
YoY -55%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY -25%
Burglary
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
6
YoY +200%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
61
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Preston Rural East
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,649
White Brit.89.1%
Indian4.0%
Other White1.3%
Pakistani1.2%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Total residents: 8,646
Christian65.7%
No religion23.9%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim3.1%
Hindu1.8%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 8,669
50–6419.9%
35–4919.8%
25–3411.0%
65–7410.9%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
Total households: 3,337
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.8%
