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12372
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12372 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 DY12 2BE
Crime trends · near DY12 2BE
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20
YoY +33%
ASB
7
YoY +250%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
7
YoY +133%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
46
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,818
White Brit.96.1%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 2.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,810
Christian58.5%
No religion35.7%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,815
50–6423.6%
65–7417.5%
35–4915.3%
75–8411.2%
25–347.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.4%
Households
Total households: 809
All members 66+18.4%
Any member 66+16.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.4%
Other10.6%
+ 8 other households · 29.8%
Administrative Information
Wyre Forest
Local Authority
Council Area
Wyre Forest E14001601
Constituency
E14001601
West Mercia
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bewdley & Rock
Constituency code
E14001601
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Bewdley
International Territorial Level
Wyre Forest
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Worcestershire
NHS Scotland
West Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Worcestershire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB - 18C
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wyre Forest 005A E01032430
E01032430
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wyre Forest 005 E02006771
E02006771
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wyre Forest 005A E01032430
E01032430
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wyre Forest 005 E02006771
E02006771
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
4:12 AM
Sunrise
7:58 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:12 AM
Sunset (today)
7:58 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 DY12 2BE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 12372
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01032430 and MSOA E02006771 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DY12 2BE 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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