Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Forest Gate North
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.38 (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 3.38 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Forest Gate North
Crime trends · Forest Gate North
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
24
YoY +41%
ASB
16
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY +12%
Burglary
3
YoY stable
Criminal damage
7
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
77
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Forest Gate North
Ethnicity
Total residents: 10,961
White Brit.23.5%
Other White15.4%
Bangladeshi14.1%
African11.3%
Caribbean6.6%
+ 10 other groups · 29.1%
Religion
Total residents: 10,977
Christian40.7%
Muslim27.7%
No religion20.1%
Not answered6.5%
Hindu2.6%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 10,979
35–4925.1%
25–3417.9%
50–6417.1%
10–157.4%
≤47.0%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.6%
Households
Total households: 3,805
Other18.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.7%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.3%
