This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.04 (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 3.04 (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
60
YoY +25%
ASB
53
YoY +15%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
5
YoY +25%
Criminal damage
14
YoY +17%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
203
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Abbey
Ethnicity
Total residents: 11,781
White Brit.70.9%
Other White14.3%
African2.2%
Indian1.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
+ 2 other groups · 9.2%
Religion
Total residents: 11,781
No religion44.8%
Christian40.6%
Not answered7.8%
Muslim3.9%
Other religion1.1%
+ 1 other religions · 1.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 11,777
35–4920.7%
25–3420.1%
50–6414.7%
20–2412.2%
10–156.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.0%
Households
Total households: 4,756
Other28.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.7%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.2%
