Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Cove and Southwood
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.58 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.58 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Cove and Southwood
Crime trends · Cove and Southwood
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
13
YoY stable
ASB
6
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -50%
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
39
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Cove and Southwood
Ethnicity
Total residents: 7,679
White Brit.79.2%
Other Asian5.2%
Other White4.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.9%
Indian1.5%
+ 1 other groups · 7.7%
Religion
Total residents: 7,672
Christian44.1%
No religion42.2%
Not answered4.6%
Hindu2.9%
Muslim2.5%
+ 2 other religions · 3.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 7,661
35–4921.2%
50–6420.5%
25–3413.8%
65–748.9%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.8%
Households
Total households: 3,058
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.9%
Other14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.0%
Any member 66+9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.7%
