This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.62 (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 3.62 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Oval
Crime trends · Oval
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
22
YoY +22%
ASB
22
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY +50%
Burglary
2
YoY -60%
Criminal damage
3
YoY +50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
97
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Oval
Ethnicity
Total residents: 13,186
White Brit.36.9%
Other White18.5%
African11.4%
Caribbean6.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group6.0%
+ 9 other groups · 21.0%
Religion
Total residents: 13,199
Christian42.9%
No religion39.1%
Not answered8.0%
Muslim6.8%
Buddhist1.1%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 13,190
25–3429.5%
35–4919.3%
50–6415.6%
20–2410.4%
65–745.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 19.6%
Households
Total households: 5,852
Other27.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over18.2%
