Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bethnal Green East
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.19 (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 3.19 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Bethnal Green East
Crime trends · Bethnal Green East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
70
YoY stable
ASB
20
YoY -46%
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY +133%
Burglary
6
YoY -45%
Criminal damage
8
YoY +60%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
182
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Bethnal Green East
Ethnicity
Total residents: 22,399
Bangladeshi35.2%
White Brit.26.5%
Other White12.0%
African6.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.6%
+ 9 other groups · 17.4%
Religion
Total residents: 22,404
Muslim40.4%
No religion28.5%
Christian20.7%
Not answered6.7%
Hindu1.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 22,388
25–3424.0%
35–4920.6%
50–6411.2%
20–2410.8%
16–198.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.6%
Households
Total households: 7,688
Other22.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over14.3%
