Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Forest Gate South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.68 (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 2.68 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Forest Gate South
Crime trends · Forest Gate South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
39
YoY -17%
ASB
69
YoY +53%
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY stable
Burglary
4
YoY +300%
Criminal damage
5
YoY -29%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
169
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Forest Gate South
Ethnicity
Total residents: 17,785
Bangladeshi22.4%
Other White14.0%
White Brit.13.2%
Indian10.6%
African10.0%
+ 9 other groups · 29.8%
Religion
Total residents: 17,761
Muslim40.6%
Christian32.2%
No religion14.4%
Not answered6.3%
Hindu3.4%
+ 1 other religions · 3.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 17,793
35–4924.8%
25–3419.1%
50–6414.5%
20–247.6%
10–157.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 26.5%
Households
Total households: 5,767
Other20.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.0%
