Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
1656
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1656 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 DY4 8AR
Crime trends · near DY4 8AR
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
48
YoY -16%
ASB
2
YoY -78%
Vehicle Crime
13
YoY +8%
Burglary
6
YoY +500%
Criminal damage
14
YoY +180%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
107
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,844
White Brit.79.1%
Other White3.5%
Caribbean3.4%
Indian3.2%
African2.8%
+ 4 other groups · 8.1%
Religion
Total residents: 1,839
Christian48.6%
No religion39.1%
Not answered5.0%
Sikh2.8%
Muslim2.6%
+ 1 other religions · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,841
50–6418.9%
35–4917.8%
25–3414.6%
65–748.2%
≤47.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.7%
Households
Total households: 820
Other24.0%
Any member 66+16.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.5%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.9%
+ 7 other households · 30.2%
Administrative Information
Dudley
Local Authority
Council Area
Dudley E14001204
Constituency
E14001204
West Midlands
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Coseley
Constituency code
E14001204
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Dudley, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Dudley
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
Dudley
Sub ICB Location
NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Dudley 001D E01009769
E01009769
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dudley 001 E02002000
E02002000
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Dudley 001D E01009769
E01009769
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Dudley 001 E02002000
E02002000
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
4:18 AM
Sunrise
7:50 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:18 AM
Sunset (today)
7:50 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 DY4 8AR 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: 1656
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01009769 and MSOA E02002000 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DY4 8AR 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
Explore the full Dudley
See crime rates, school performance, noise levels, transport links, deprivation trends and more for the broader area — all in one place.
