Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
22327
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22327 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near AL2 1BH
Crime trends · near AL2 1BH
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25
YoY +56%
ASB
14
YoY +367%
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY +600%
Burglary
3
YoY stable
Criminal damage
4
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
114
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,563
White Brit.68.3%
Other White12.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.7%
Indian2.4%
Other Asian2.3%
+ 6 other groups · 12.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,556
Christian47.4%
No religion36.1%
Not answered6.5%
Jewish3.3%
Hindu2.6%
+ 2 other religions · 4.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,557
35–4923.2%
50–6420.9%
25–3415.8%
65–7410.0%
≤47.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.5%
Households
Total households: 732
Other27.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.4%
Any member 66+11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.4%
+ 7 other households · 32.6%
Administrative Information
St Albans
Local Authority
Council Area
St Albans E14001507
Constituency
E14001507
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
London Colney
Constituency code
E14001507
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
London Colney
International Territorial Level
St Albans
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Hertfordshire
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hertfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex ICB - 06N
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
St Albans 018A E01023704
E01023704
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 018 E02004941
E02004941
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 018A E01023704
E01023704
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 018 E02004941
E02004941
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:13 AM
Sunrise
7:41 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
7:41 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1994
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> Present
December 1994 — Introduced
Postcode AL2 1BH introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 22327
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01023704 and MSOA E02004941 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL2 1BH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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