Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Waterloo & South Bank
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.52 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.52 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Waterloo & South Bank
Crime trends · Waterloo & South Bank
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
70
YoY -9%
ASB
87
YoY +93%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -75%
Burglary
10
YoY -29%
Criminal damage
11
YoY -39%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
420
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Waterloo & South Bank
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,288
White Brit.31.7%
Other White19.6%
Chinese8.9%
African8.8%
Caribbean4.4%
+ 10 other groups · 26.5%
Religion
Total residents: 9,286
Christian40.3%
No religion38.3%
Not answered8.1%
Muslim7.6%
Hindu2.6%
+ 1 other religions · 3.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,292
25–3423.5%
35–4918.7%
20–2416.2%
50–6414.1%
16–197.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 19.6%
Households
Total households: 4,050
Other32.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over13.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.2%
Any member 66+8.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.1%
