Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rottingdean & West Saltdean
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.12 (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 8.12 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Rottingdean & West Saltdean
Crime trends · Rottingdean & West Saltdean
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY stable
ASB
11
YoY +83%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
2
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -75%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
32
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Rottingdean & West Saltdean
Ethnicity
Total residents: 10,661
White Brit.82.7%
Other White6.4%
White Irish1.6%
Indian1.4%
Chinese1.1%
+ 2 other groups · 6.8%
Religion
Total residents: 10,658
Christian44.4%
No religion42.8%
Not answered8.2%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 3.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 10,647
50–6423.3%
35–4917.6%
65–7414.2%
75–849.6%
25–348.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.1%
Households
Total households: 4,733
Any member 66+17.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.8%
All members 66+13.6%
Other13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
