Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Westgate-on-Sea
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.00 (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 4.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Westgate-on-Sea
Crime trends · Westgate-on-Sea
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY stable
ASB
6
YoY +20%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -80%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
37
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Westgate-on-Sea
Ethnicity
Total residents: 7,514
White Brit.91.1%
Other White2.8%
+ other · 6.2%
Religion
Total residents: 7,518
Christian47.7%
No religion45.0%
Not answered4.9%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 7,522
50–6420.9%
35–4916.6%
65–7413.4%
25–3412.1%
75–849.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Total households: 3,449
Other19.4%
Any member 66+18.1%
All members 66+11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
