Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Thamesmead East
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.82 (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 3.82 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Thamesmead East
Crime trends · Thamesmead East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
45
YoY stable
ASB
32
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
16
YoY +33%
Burglary
3
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
6
YoY +50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
125
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Thamesmead East
Ethnicity
Total residents: 15,937
African37.0%
White Brit.30.2%
Other White7.4%
Other Black5.5%
Other Asian3.0%
+ 7 other groups · 16.9%
Religion
Total residents: 15,922
Christian60.0%
No religion22.9%
Muslim7.8%
Not answered5.5%
Buddhist1.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 15,917
35–4921.2%
50–6420.1%
25–3412.8%
10–1510.7%
5–97.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 27.3%
Households
Total households: 5,697
Other20.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%
