Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Thatcham Central
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.21 (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 8.21 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Thatcham Central
Crime trends · Thatcham Central
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
13
YoY -19%
ASB
3
YoY -57%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
5
YoY +400%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
53
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Thatcham Central
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,478
White Brit.87.1%
Other White5.4%
Indian1.3%
+ other · 6.2%
Religion
Total residents: 8,482
Christian46.7%
No religion44.7%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 8,471
35–4922.1%
50–6419.2%
25–3413.2%
65–749.3%
10–158.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Total households: 3,607
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.1%
Other17.3%
Any member 66+13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
