Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Southend-on-Sea
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.32 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.32 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Southend-on-Sea
Crime trends · Southend-on-Sea
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
569
YoY stable
ASB
175
YoY +61%
Vehicle Crime
73
YoY stable
Burglary
46
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
78
YoY -23%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
1,411
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Southend-on-Sea
Ethnicity
Total residents: 180,665
White Brit.81.6%
Other White4.8%
African2.0%
Indian1.6%
Other Asian1.4%
+ other · 8.6%
Religion
Total residents: 180,718
No religion44.9%
Christian42.5%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim3.0%
Jewish1.1%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 180,741
35–4920.3%
50–6419.6%
25–3412.8%
65–7410.0%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%
Households
Total households: 78,344
Other19.3%
Any member 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
