This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.20 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.20 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Strood West
Crime trends · Strood West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
47
YoY +34%
ASB
14
YoY +40%
Vehicle Crime
15
YoY +275%
Burglary
5
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
3
YoY -57%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
100
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Strood West
Ethnicity
Total residents: 15,764
White Brit.79.2%
Other White5.8%
African4.8%
Indian1.6%
Other Asian1.1%
+ other · 7.6%
Religion
Total residents: 15,734
No religion47.1%
Christian43.6%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim1.9%
Sikh1.1%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 15,742
35–4920.4%
50–6417.9%
25–3414.4%
10–158.8%
65–748.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Total households: 6,010
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.6%
Other14.2%
Any member 66+10.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
