Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12120
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12120 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 B68 8DU
Crime trends · near B68 8DU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
49
YoY +75%
ASB
4
YoY +33%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY -17%
Burglary
3
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
8
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
91
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,823
White Brit.59.0%
Indian14.6%
African5.0%
Caribbean4.3%
Pakistani2.9%
+ 6 other groups · 14.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,822
Christian43.0%
No religion26.9%
Sikh14.3%
Muslim8.4%
Not answered5.1%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,820
50–6420.8%
35–4919.2%
25–3412.6%
65–7410.4%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.4%
Households
Total households: 749
Other18.4%
Any member 66+17.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.0%
All members 66+6.7%
+ 7 other households · 35.0%
Administrative Information
Sandwell
Local Authority
Council Area
Smethwick E14001478
Constituency
E14001478
West Midlands
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bristnall
Constituency code
E14001478
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Sandwell, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Sandwell
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
West Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Sandwell
Sub ICB Location
NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Sandwell 030A E01010000
E01010000
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sandwell 030 E02002072
E02002072
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sandwell 030A E01010000
E01010000
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sandwell 030 E02002072
E02002072
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 major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:20 AM
Sunrise
7:48 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:20 AM
Sunset (today)
7:48 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1981
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> Present
June 1981 — Introduced
Postcode B68 8DU 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 major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 12120
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010000 and MSOA E02002072 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B68 8DU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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