Deprivation
2
LSOAs in the 40% most deprived
0%
income deprived LSOAs
1
LSOA in the IDACI 30% most deprived
2
LSOAs are in the IDAOPI 20% most deprived
The ward is made up of 5 Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) and in 2019 was measured as less deprived than in 2015 and 2010.
2 LSOAs are ranked within the 40% most deprived nationally.
The highest deprivation scores are in the domains for:
- living environment
- crime
- barriers to housing and services
No LSOAs rank within the 20% most deprived in the income domain, compared to 24% in H&F. And no LSOA is ranked within the 20% most deprived in the employment domain, compared to 15% in H&F.
1 LSOA falls within the worst 30% deprived nationally on the Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) and 2 fall within the worst 20% nationally on the Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI).
The following graphic shows the deprivation levels across the borough.
Crime
555
offences recorded
77
offence rate per 1,000
18
violence rate per 1,000
54%
are without a car or van
All recorded offences have grown across the borough over the past year (+10% in the year to 2023). The ward has seen a 6% increase in total notifiable offences in the last year. This is the 8th lowest increase among all wards.
In 2023, 555 offences were committed (77 per 1,000 residents), ranking the ward 7th lowest in H&F.
The highest volume of offences in the ward were for:
- theft (150)
- violence against the person (134)
- vehicle offences (90)
1 crime type in the ward has seen a larger rate per 1,000 population compared to the H&F averages. This was burglary with a 0.3% points difference.
The smallest rated compared to the H&F averages was theft (-13% points difference).
Offence types |
Offences in the ward |
Ward rate |
Offences in H&F |
H&F rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Violence with injury |
44 |
6.1 |
1,749 |
9.5 |
Violence without injury |
90 |
12.4 |
3,504 |
19.1 |
Sexual offences |
17 |
2.3 |
427 |
2.3 |
Robbery |
13 |
1.8 |
614 |
3.4 |
Arson and criminal damage |
40 |
5.5 |
1,273 |
7.0 |
Burglary |
55 |
7.6 |
1,346 |
7.3 |
Theft |
150 |
20.7 |
6,169 |
33.7 |
Vehicle offences |
90 |
12.4 |
2,922 |
16.0 |
Public Order offences |
25 |
3.4 |
1,526 |
8.3 |
Drug offences |
17 |
2.3 |
934 |
5.1 |
Total |
555 |
76.6 |
20,788 |
113.5 |
Car ownership
The proportion of households without the use of a car or a van stands at 54%. This compares to 57% in H&F and 42% in London.
There are 54 cars per 100 households in the ward compared to 51 in the borough and 81 in London.