Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Efford and Lipson
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.74 (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 2.74 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Efford and Lipson
Crime trends · Efford and Lipson
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
35
YoY +13%
ASB
9
YoY +50%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY -25%
Burglary
4
YoY +300%
Criminal damage
7
YoY -46%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
81
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Efford and Lipson
Ethnicity
Total residents: 14,189
White Brit.88.2%
Other White4.3%
Other Asian1.4%
African1.1%
+ other · 5.2%
Religion
Total residents: 14,205
No religion53.9%
Christian37.1%
Not answered5.6%
Muslim1.8%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 14,191
35–4918.3%
50–6417.6%
25–3415.7%
20–2410.2%
65–748.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%
Households
Total households: 5,994
Other19.6%
Any member 66+11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
