Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for South Bermondsey
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.15 (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 3.15 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in South Bermondsey
Crime trends · South Bermondsey
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
34
YoY stable
ASB
31
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY -25%
Burglary
7
YoY stable
Criminal damage
2
YoY -71%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving
132
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in South Bermondsey
Ethnicity
Total residents: 17,006
White Brit.35.0%
African16.9%
Other White15.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.9%
Caribbean3.9%
+ 10 other groups · 23.0%
Religion
Total residents: 17,018
Christian47.6%
No religion31.6%
Muslim10.8%
Not answered6.8%
Hindu1.2%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 17,011
25–3423.0%
35–4921.7%
50–6416.6%
20–249.9%
10–156.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.4%
Households
Total households: 7,380
Other28.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.0%
