Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Plaistow West & Canning Town East
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 2.49 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.49 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Plaistow West & Canning Town East
Crime trends · Plaistow West & Canning Town East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
48
YoY +55%
ASB
25
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY +50%
Burglary
6
YoY -14%
Criminal damage
9
YoY +200%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
134
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Plaistow West & Canning Town East
Ethnicity
Total residents: 18,680
White Brit.19.4%
Other White16.9%
African15.3%
Bangladeshi14.2%
Pakistani5.3%
+ 10 other groups · 28.8%
Religion
Total residents: 18,699
Christian46.2%
Muslim28.0%
No religion15.8%
Not answered6.4%
Hindu1.6%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 18,686
35–4923.4%
25–3417.7%
50–6416.4%
10–158.0%
20–247.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 26.6%
Households
Total households: 6,481
Other18.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.5%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.5%
+ 8 other households · 36.2%
Postcode Districts in Plaistow West & Canning Town East
