This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.69 (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 3.69 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Taunton East
Crime trends · Taunton East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
92
YoY stable
ASB
20
YoY -17%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY -38%
Burglary
3
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
10
YoY -23%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
188
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Taunton East
Ethnicity
Total residents: 12,884
White Brit.78.8%
Other White10.7%
Indian1.7%
Other Asian1.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.4%
+ other · 5.7%
Religion
Total residents: 12,871
No religion45.7%
Christian44.2%
Not answered6.2%
Muslim1.8%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 17,560
75–8473.3%
85 years and over4.6%
35–494.6%
25–344.5%
65–744.4%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.6%
Households
Total households: 5,998
Other25.9%
Any member 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.4%
