Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Spitalfields & Banglatown
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.68 (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 3.68 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Spitalfields & Banglatown
Crime trends · Spitalfields & Banglatown
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
49
YoY -16%
ASB
49
YoY -28%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY stable
Burglary
9
YoY -18%
Criminal damage
8
YoY -20%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving
253
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Spitalfields & Banglatown
Ethnicity
Total residents: 14,918
Bangladeshi41.3%
Other White17.3%
White Brit.17.2%
African3.5%
Chinese3.1%
+ 8 other groups · 17.6%
Religion
Total residents: 14,909
Muslim44.7%
No religion27.4%
Christian16.3%
Not answered7.3%
Hindu1.9%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 14,925
25–3430.7%
35–4920.5%
20–2413.6%
50–6410.0%
10–155.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 19.9%
Households
Total households: 5,644
Other31.7%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over17.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.4%