Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16066
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16066 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 AL3 8BJ
Crime trends · near AL3 8BJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY +75%
ASB
17
YoY -11%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -60%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
7
YoY +600%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
45
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,362
White Brit.84.7%
Other White5.7%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
White & Asian1.4%
Other Asian1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 5.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,358
Christian48.5%
No religion39.2%
Not answered4.4%
Buddhist4.3%
Muslim1.5%
+ 1 other religions · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,773
75–8476.2%
35–495.4%
16–194.3%
25–344.3%
85 years and over3.4%
+ 3 other age groups · 6.4%
Households
Total households: 510
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.9%
All members 66+14.1%
Other12.0%
Any member 66+8.0%
+ 7 other households · 30.6%
Administrative Information
Dacorum
Local Authority
Council Area
Harpenden and Berkhamsted E14001268
Constituency
E14001268
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Watling
Constituency code
E14001268
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Flamstead
International Territorial Level
Dacorum
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
Dacorum 001B E01023431
E01023431
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dacorum 001 E02004856
E02004856
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Dacorum 001B E01023431
E01023431
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Dacorum 001 E02004856
E02004856
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:15 AM
Sunrise
7:41 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:15 AM
Sunset (today)
7:41 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2017
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~9 years
Active Duration
2017 -> Present
September 2017 — Introduced
Postcode AL3 8BJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01023431 and MSOA E02004856 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode AL3 8BJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2017
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~9 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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