Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Sandgate & West Folkestone
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.80 (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 6.80 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Sandgate & West Folkestone
Crime trends · Sandgate & West Folkestone
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
6
YoY -14%
ASB
9
YoY +200%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
22
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Sandgate & West Folkestone
Ethnicity
Total residents: 6,350
White Brit.81.3%
Other Asian8.4%
Other White4.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.1%
+ other · 4.9%
Religion
Total residents: 6,347
Christian44.9%
No religion39.0%
Not answered6.1%
Hindu4.5%
Buddhist3.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 6,347
50–6421.1%
35–4916.9%
65–7414.7%
25–349.8%
75–848.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.3%
Households
Total households: 2,725
Other17.6%
Any member 66+17.2%
All members 66+13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.2%
