This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.26 (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 3.26 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Forest
Crime trends · Forest
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
43
YoY +39%
ASB
33
YoY +94%
Vehicle Crime
14
YoY +27%
Burglary
6
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
6
YoY +50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
133
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Forest
Ethnicity
Total residents: 17,263
White Brit.22.4%
Pakistani21.1%
Other White14.5%
African7.8%
Caribbean6.5%
+ 12 other groups · 27.6%
Religion
Total residents: 17,249
Muslim35.8%
Christian32.4%
No religion21.7%
Not answered6.4%
Hindu1.5%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 17,159
35–4924.4%
25–3416.8%
50–6414.9%
10–157.9%
≤47.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Total households: 5,837
Other18.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.7%
With dependent children8.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.1%
