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12544
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12544 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 BN12 6AL
Crime trends · near BN12 6AL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23
YoY -38%
ASB
17
YoY +70%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +100%
Burglary
3
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
13
YoY +86%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
80
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,482
White Brit.88.7%
Other White3.7%
Other Asian1.5%
Indian1.1%
African1.0%
+ other · 4.1%
Religion
Total residents: 1,483
No religion48.8%
Christian41.5%
Not answered6.2%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,484
35–4921.4%
50–6417.7%
25–3413.1%
65–7411.5%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Total households: 649
Other16.0%
Any member 66+15.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
All members 66+9.2%
+ 9 other households · 37.3%
Administrative Information
Worthing
Local Authority
Council Area
Worthing West E14001599
Constituency
E14001599
Sussex
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Castle
Constituency code
E14001599
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Worthing, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Worthing
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving West Sussex
NHS Scotland
Surrey and Sussex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
West Sussex
Sub ICB Location
NHS Sussex ICB - 70F
Cancer Alliance
Surrey and Sussex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Worthing 006B E01031785
E01031785
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Worthing 006 E02006626
E02006626
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Worthing 006B E01031785
E01031785
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Worthing 006 E02006626
E02006626
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
4:14 AM
Sunrise
7:41 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:14 AM
Sunset (today)
7:41 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode BN12 6AL 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: 12544
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01031785 and MSOA E02006626 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode BN12 6AL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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