Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Sherborne Rural
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.61 (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 6.61 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Sherborne Rural
Crime trends · Sherborne Rural
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY -25%
ASB
12
YoY -20%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
3
YoY -25%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving
49
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Sherborne Rural
Ethnicity
Total residents: 4,953
White Brit.95.7%
Other White1.7%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
Total residents: 4,957
Christian59.9%
No religion31.6%
Not answered7.0%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 4,959
50–6426.3%
65–7416.6%
35–4914.4%
75–8410.9%
10–157.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.7%
Households
Total households: 2,189
All members 66+19.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.8%
Any member 66+14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.7%
