data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY -12%
ASB
11
YoY -15%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY +25%
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
3
YoY -25%
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
57
incidents · Apr '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,516
White Brit.92.7%
Indian2.6%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Total residents: 2,523
Christian65.2%
No religion27.1%
Not answered4.1%
Sikh2.1%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,522
50–6421.7%
35–4916.1%
65–7414.7%
75–8411.4%
25–348.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.6%
Households
Total households: 1,102
Any member 66+18.3%
All members 66+16.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.5%
Other12.0%
+ 6 other households · 27.0%
Administrative Information
South Staffordshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire E14001316
Constituency
E14001316
Staffordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Himley & Swindon
Constituency code
E14001316
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Himley
International Territorial Level
South Staffordshire
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Staffordshire
NHS Scotland
West Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
South Staffordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB - 05Q
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
South Staffordshire 013A E01029645
E01029645
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
South Staffordshire 013 E02006186
E02006186
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
South Staffordshire 013A E01029645
E01029645
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
South Staffordshire 013 E02006186
E02006186
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
3:45 AM
Sunrise
8:32 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:45 AM
Sunset (today)
8:32 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 DY3 4LJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 16715
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01029645 and MSOA E02006186 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DY3 4LJ 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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