Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Weston-super-Mare Central
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.53 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.53 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Weston-super-Mare Central
Crime trends · Weston-super-Mare Central
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
103
YoY stable
ASB
53
YoY +29%
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY +20%
Burglary
7
YoY +17%
Criminal damage
24
YoY +50%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
38
YoY +12%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · criminal damage rising
305
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Weston-super-Mare Central
Ethnicity
Total residents: 10,030
White Brit.77.0%
Other White12.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.4%
Other Asian1.2%
+ other · 7.6%
Religion
Total residents: 10,028
Christian46.7%
No religion41.6%
Not answered7.9%
Muslim1.7%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 10,024
50–6420.8%
35–4918.6%
25–3414.7%
65–7410.8%
75–847.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.8%
Households
Total households: 5,024
Other34.5%
Any member 66+15.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.5%
