Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West St Leonards
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.69 (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 3.69 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in West St Leonards
Crime trends · West St Leonards
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18
YoY -14%
ASB
17
YoY +70%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
2
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
4
YoY +33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
61
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in West St Leonards
Ethnicity
Total residents: 5,304
White Brit.87.7%
Other White3.6%
Other Asian1.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.2%
+ other · 6.1%
Religion
Total residents: 5,307
No religion50.5%
Christian39.2%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim2.9%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 5,318
50–6421.9%
35–4919.1%
25–3412.0%
65–7410.5%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Total households: 2,145
Other14.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.9%
Any member 66+12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.8%
