Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Royston Meridian
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 9.42 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 9.42 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Royston Meridian
Crime trends · Royston Meridian
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
11
YoY +83%
ASB
3
YoY -62%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
18
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Royston Meridian
Ethnicity
Total residents: 6,975
White Brit.89.6%
Other White4.0%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 5.3%
Religion
Total residents: 6,989
Christian46.8%
No religion45.8%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,617
75–8472.5%
16–195.5%
35–495.1%
25–344.6%
85 years and over4.5%
+ 3 other age groups · 7.8%
Households
Total households: 2,845
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.4%
All members 66+15.5%
Any member 66+12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.1%
