This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.88 (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 3.88 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Southbury
Crime trends · Southbury
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
26
YoY stable
ASB
21
YoY -25%
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY +60%
Burglary
10
YoY +233%
Criminal damage
4
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
99
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Southbury
Ethnicity
Total residents: 17,802
White Brit.36.7%
Other White17.1%
African9.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group8.6%
Caribbean4.7%
+ 9 other groups · 23.7%
Religion
Total residents: 17,826
Christian48.0%
No religion24.3%
Muslim14.6%
Not answered6.7%
Hindu3.2%
+ 1 other religions · 3.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 17,786
35–4923.3%
50–6417.8%
25–3414.0%
10–158.6%
5–97.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.9%
Households
Total households: 6,749
Other17.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.2%
Any member 66+8.5%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent6.7%
