Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wootton & Kempston Rural
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.08 (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 8.08 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Wootton & Kempston Rural
Crime trends · Wootton & Kempston Rural
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY +50%
ASB
1
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
14
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Wootton & Kempston Rural
Ethnicity
Total residents: 10,319
White Brit.77.2%
Other White5.0%
Indian3.9%
African2.7%
White & Black Caribbean2.6%
+ 2 other groups · 8.7%
Religion
Total residents: 10,333
Christian46.4%
No religion42.0%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim2.4%
Sikh2.1%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 10,323
35–4921.8%
50–6416.6%
25–3415.7%
≤48.4%
10–157.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%
Households
Total households: 3,988
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.9%
Other12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.1%
