Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
29552
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29552 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 AL5 1FB
Crime trends · near AL5 1FB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
6
YoY -40%
ASB
8
YoY -43%
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY +250%
Burglary
2
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
3
YoY -25%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
49
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,940
White Brit.74.8%
Other White9.1%
Indian2.4%
White Irish2.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.0%
+ 5 other groups · 9.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,934
Christian53.3%
No religion32.6%
Not answered6.7%
Muslim3.5%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 2.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,935
50–6418.4%
35–4918.0%
25–3414.9%
75–8410.8%
65–7410.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.9%
Households
Total households: 995
Other21.5%
Any member 66+21.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.1%
All members 66+12.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.3%
+ 6 other households · 21.9%
Administrative Information
St Albans
Local Authority
Council Area
Harpenden and Berkhamsted E14001268
Constituency
E14001268
Hertfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Harpenden West
Constituency code
E14001268
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Harpenden Town
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 003C E01023701
E01023701
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St Albans 003 E02004926
E02004926
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St Albans 003C E01023701
E01023701
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St Albans 003 E02004926
E02004926
Urban: 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
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:13 AM
Sunrise
7:42 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
7:42 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2025
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~1 year
Active Duration
2025 -> Present
June 2025 — Introduced
Postcode AL5 1FB introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode AL5 1FB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2025
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~1 year
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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