This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.78 (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 3.78 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in University
Crime trends · University
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
27
YoY stable
ASB
12
YoY +9%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
6
YoY -50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
79
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in University
Ethnicity
Total residents: 15,460
White Brit.72.3%
Other White6.3%
African3.4%
Chinese3.2%
Other Asian2.6%
+ 3 other groups · 12.2%
Religion
Total residents: 15,433
No religion56.2%
Christian28.1%
Not answered8.0%
Muslim4.0%
Hindu1.5%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 15,430
20–2425.1%
16–1920.4%
35–4911.5%
50–649.7%
25–349.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.6%
Households
Total households: 4,392
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over19.6%
Other14.3%
Any member 66+12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.8%
