This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.81 (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 2.81 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Abbey
Crime trends · Abbey
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
95
YoY +27%
ASB
20
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY +125%
Burglary
8
YoY +700%
Criminal damage
16
YoY +45%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
215
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Abbey
Ethnicity
Total residents: 16,211
White Brit.54.0%
Other White11.6%
Pakistani8.4%
Indian5.2%
African4.4%
+ 5 other groups · 16.5%
Religion
Total residents: 16,252
Christian38.3%
No religion36.5%
Muslim13.0%
Not answered6.7%
Sikh2.3%
+ 1 other religions · 3.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 16,233
35–4921.1%
25–3420.4%
50–6415.6%
20–2410.3%
65–746.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%
Households
Total households: 7,126
Other30.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.3%
Any member 66+8.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.5%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.3%
