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Lea Bridge

WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
15,021
Households
5,757
Crimes · Mar '26
88 · 5.9 per 1k
5,757
Households
White Brit. · 33%
Ethnicity
No religion · 40%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
88 · 5.9 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
182
Postcodes
5,757
Households
White Brit. · 33%
Ethnicity
No religion · 40%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
88 · 5.9 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
182
Postcodes

Overview of Lea Bridge

Coordinates51.5595, -0.0506
Postcodes
182
Population (Census)
15,021
Households (Census)
5,757
Recorded crime · Mar '26
88 · 5.9 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Lea Bridge

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.97 (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 2.97 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Police Recorded Crime in Lea Bridge

Crime trends · Lea Bridge
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20
YoY stable
ASB
11
YoY -54%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY -62%
Burglary
5
YoY stable
Criminal damage
4
YoY -33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26

3 of 5 key categories improving

88
incidents · Mar '26

Demographics in Lea Bridge

Ethnicity

Total residents: 15,044
White Brit.33.0%
Other White14.9%
African9.5%
Indian8.7%
Caribbean8.2%
+ 9 other groups · 25.7%

Religion

Total residents: 15,055
No religion39.6%
Christian26.7%
Muslim16.2%
Not answered9.9%
Jewish2.4%
+ 2 other religions · 5.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 15,021
35–4924.1%
25–3423.3%
50–6414.9%
10–156.9%
≤46.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 23.9%

Households

Total households: 5,757
Other25.4%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.6%
+ 8 other households · 30.5%

Postcode Districts in Lea Bridge