Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12570
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12570 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 CB5 8LX
Crime trends · near CB5 8LX
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17
YoY -50%
ASB
13
YoY -24%
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY +175%
Burglary
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
5
YoY -38%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
28
YoY +180%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · vehicle crime rising
96
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,737
White Brit.54.1%
Other White23.0%
Indian3.2%
Bangladeshi2.4%
African2.2%
+ 7 other groups · 15.1%
Religion
Total residents: 1,743
No religion49.1%
Christian31.5%
Not answered9.6%
Muslim5.0%
Hindu2.1%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,739
25–3425.6%
35–4924.0%
50–6416.5%
20–247.4%
10–155.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 21.0%
Households
Total households: 787
Other25.4%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over12.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.7%
+ 8 other households · 27.5%
Administrative Information
Cambridge
Local Authority
Council Area
Cambridge E14001149
Constituency
E14001149
Cambridgeshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Abbey
Constituency code
E14001149
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Cambridge, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Cambridge
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving Cambridgeshire
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Cambridgeshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB - 06H
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Cambridge 006C E01017945
E01017945
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cambridge 006 E02003724
E02003724
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cambridge 006C E01017945
E01017945
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cambridge 006 E02003724
E02003724
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
4:11 AM
Sunrise
7:40 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:11 AM
Sunset (today)
7:40 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 CB5 8LX 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: 12570
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017945 and MSOA E02003724 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CB5 8LX 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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