Avg IMD
Least deprived 10–20%
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
319
Households
122
Crimes · Aug '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
Low · 3.3 per 1k
122
Households
White Brit. · 84%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Least deprived 10–20%
Avg IMD
Low · 3.3 per 1k
Crimes · Aug '26
19
Postcodes
122
Households
White Brit. · 84%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Least deprived 10–20%
Avg IMD
Low · 3.3 per 1k
Crimes · Aug '26
19
Postcodes

Police Recorded Crime in CM98

England & Wales
Crime trends · CM98

Estimated — no LSOA is mostly in CM98, so counts are weighted by each LSOA's share of live postcodes (police.uk, Census 2021)

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
0
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

2
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in CM98

Ethnicity

Total residents: 318
White Brit.84.0%
Indian3.5%
African3.1%
Other White3.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
+ 1 other groups · 4.7%

Religion

Total residents: 318
Christian47.5%
No religion45.6%
Not answered3.5%
Sikh1.3%
+ other · 2.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 319
35–4923.5%
50–6422.3%
25–3412.2%
10–1510.0%
20–246.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.1%

Households

Total households: 122
One person: other22.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.8%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.2%
+ 9 other households · 31.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for CM98

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 10–20%
Mean decile 9.00 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 10–20% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 9.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

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Overview of CM98

Coordinates51.7521, 0.5185
Postcodes
19
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
319
Households (Census)
122
Recorded crime · Aug '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
Low · 3.3 per 1k

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