Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Festival Gardens
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.23 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.23 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Festival Gardens
Crime trends · Festival Gardens
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25
YoY -17%
ASB
2
YoY -60%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -50%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
4
YoY -43%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
5 of 5 key categories improving
63
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Festival Gardens
Ethnicity
Total residents: 4,856
White Brit.77.7%
Other White4.1%
Chinese2.5%
White Irish2.0%
African2.0%
+ 6 other groups · 11.7%
Religion
Total residents: 4,871
Christian56.9%
No religion30.4%
Not answered6.2%
Muslim4.7%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 4,863
50–6420.3%
25–3418.8%
35–4918.4%
65–7411.9%
20–247.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.4%
Households
Total households: 2,376
Other28.1%
Any member 66+14.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.4%
