Crimes recorded by neighbourhood income deprivation decile in London (2023)
Recorded crime in London is more prevalent in the neighbourhoods with the higher levels of income deprivation:
- Overall, 40% more crimes were recorded in the most income-deprived areas in 2023, compared to the least income-deprived 10%
- Violence, robbery and sexual offences are 2.1 times more prevalent in the most income-deprived 10% of areas compared to the least income-deprived 10%
- Drugs and weapons offences, as well as Anti-social behaviour, public order and miscellaneous offences, are 2.2 times more prevalent in the most income-deprived 10% of areas compared to the least income-deprived 10%.
This latest crime data covering January - December 2023 shows a similar distribution of reported offences compared to the January 2022 - December 2022 period. While crime in the most deprived neighbourhoods has decreased by 3.5% between the two periods…
Road traffic collisions recorded by neighbourhood deprivation decile in London (2022)
Over 23,500 road collisions were recorded in London in 2022. The vast majority of these resulted in only slight injuries such as whiplash and bruising, but around 3,725 resulted in serious injuries such as fractures and burns. Sadly, 101 road collisions in London in 2021 led to the death of one or more drivers, passengers, riders, cyclists or pedestrians.
There are more road traffic collisions recorded in the most deprived neighbourhoods in London than the least deprived. The 10% of areas with the highest deprivation saw just under 2,800 collisions in 2022. This is more than double the 1,242 collisions in the 10% of areas with the lowest deprivation.
A similar pattern is also seen on 'local streets' - or streets with a speed limit below 30mph. This implies that collisions affect residents in deprived areas more, rather than just…
Average income deprivation percentile of the neighbourhoods schools are located in by Ofsted rating (2023)
Ofsted ratings are given to schools by inspectors and range from “Inadequate” to “Outstanding”. Ratings are based on a range of observations about a school's performance.
This indicator shows that, on average, the better a school’s Ofsted rating is, the less deprived a neighbourhood it tends to be located in.
While this is true across the country, the relationship is less pronounced in London than in the rest of England. This means that children in London who live in deprived neighbourhoods are more likely to have a school with a good Ofsted rating in their neighbourhood than those living in deprived neighbourhoods in the rest of the country.
This is particularly true for London secondary schools, where there is not a clear relationship between schools’ Ofsted rating and the deprivation of the neighbourhood in which they are located, i…