Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rainham South West
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.68 (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 7.68 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Rainham South West
Crime trends · Rainham South West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY -53%
ASB
4
YoY -20%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
3
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
27
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Rainham South West
Ethnicity
Total residents: 10,508
White Brit.89.0%
Other White2.1%
Indian2.0%
African1.1%
+ other · 5.8%
Religion
Total residents: 10,517
Christian51.3%
No religion40.1%
Not answered4.9%
Muslim1.1%
Sikh1.0%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 10,506
50–6420.3%
35–4918.2%
65–7413.6%
75–849.0%
25–349.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%
Households
Total households: 4,199
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.8%
Any member 66+16.5%
All members 66+15.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.2%
