This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.86 (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 2.86 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Little Ilford
Crime trends · Little Ilford
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
36
YoY +9%
ASB
44
YoY +26%
Vehicle Crime
15
YoY +88%
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
8
YoY -11%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
158
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Little Ilford
Ethnicity
Total residents: 19,604
Bangladeshi26.4%
Indian13.5%
Pakistani12.9%
African11.7%
Other White8.9%
+ 6 other groups · 26.7%
Religion
Total residents: 19,605
Muslim52.1%
Christian26.2%
Hindu6.5%
No religion6.0%
Not answered5.3%
+ 1 other religions · 3.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 19,627
35–4923.0%
25–3415.1%
50–6414.2%
10–1510.5%
5–98.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Total households: 5,647
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children26.2%
Other13.2%
With dependent children11.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.4%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.0%
