Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Barming Heath & Teston
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.47 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.47 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Barming Heath & Teston
Crime trends · Barming Heath & Teston
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
31
YoY +15%
ASB
20
YoY -23%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
9
YoY +29%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
75
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Barming Heath & Teston
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,329
White Brit.79.5%
Other White5.2%
Indian3.6%
Other Asian2.9%
African2.2%
+ other · 6.5%
Religion
Total residents: 8,338
Christian52.1%
No religion38.0%
Not answered5.0%
Hindu1.8%
Muslim1.7%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 8,320
35–4920.4%
50–6418.4%
25–3412.9%
65–749.8%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%
Households
Total households: 3,271
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.9%
All members 66+11.9%
Any member 66+11.9%
Other11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.3%
