Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rustington East
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.73 (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 6.73 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Rustington East
Crime trends · Rustington East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY -20%
ASB
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
10
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Rustington East
Ethnicity
Total residents: 5,356
White Brit.92.2%
Other White3.5%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Total residents: 5,362
Christian56.0%
No religion36.3%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 5,372
65–7419.7%
50–6419.3%
75–8416.1%
35–4912.3%
25–348.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.5%
Households
Total households: 2,710
Any member 66+27.2%
All members 66+21.3%
Other11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.0%