This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.72 (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 3.72 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Bow West
Crime trends · Bow West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
54
YoY -8%
ASB
43
YoY +10%
Vehicle Crime
13
YoY -19%
Burglary
15
YoY +88%
Criminal damage
7
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
205
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Bow West
Ethnicity
Total residents: 13,713
White Brit.39.6%
Bangladeshi27.4%
Other White11.0%
African3.2%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
+ 9 other groups · 16.5%
Religion
Total residents: 13,716
No religion35.3%
Muslim30.4%
Christian25.1%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 3.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 13,716
25–3425.8%
35–4921.9%
50–6413.7%
20–248.9%
≤46.3%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.3%
Households
Total households: 5,283
Other21.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over16.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.3%
