This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.94 (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 2.94 (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
31
YoY -11%
ASB
34
YoY +48%
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY +67%
Burglary
7
YoY -12%
Criminal damage
8
YoY +33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
154
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Lea Bridge
Ethnicity
Total residents: 16,335
White Brit.20.6%
Other White19.1%
Pakistani17.9%
Caribbean7.7%
African7.2%
+ 11 other groups · 27.5%
Religion
Total residents: 16,323
Christian35.0%
Muslim31.1%
No religion22.9%
Not answered6.8%
Hindu1.7%
+ other · 2.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 16,310
35–4925.7%
25–3420.5%
50–6416.0%
≤46.8%
10–156.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.3%
Households
Total households: 5,786
Other20.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.4%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.5%
