Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12972
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12972 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 LU2 8SW
Crime trends · near LU2 8SW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17
YoY stable
ASB
13
YoY +86%
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY -33%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY -67%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
95
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,375
White Brit.61.5%
Other White8.9%
Indian4.9%
African4.1%
Caribbean3.6%
+ 7 other groups · 17.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,376
Christian48.8%
No religion33.1%
Muslim6.5%
Not answered6.2%
Hindu3.7%
+ 1 other religions · 1.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,377
35–4922.1%
50–6421.4%
25–3414.1%
10–158.2%
5–97.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 26.4%
Households
Total households: 516
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.1%
Other14.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.1%
+ 8 other households · 36.0%
Administrative Information
Luton
Local Authority
Council Area
Luton South and South Bedfordshire E14001346
Constituency
E14001346
Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Wigmore
Constituency code
E14001346
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Luton, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Luton
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Luton
Sub ICB Location
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Luton 014F E01015810
E01015810
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Luton 014 E02003271
E02003271
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Luton 014F E01015810
E01015810
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Luton 014 E02003271
E02003271
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
4:12 AM
Sunrise
7:42 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:12 AM
Sunset (today)
7:42 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 1990
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> Present
February 1990 — Introduced
Postcode LU2 8SW 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: 12972
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01015810 and MSOA E02003271 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU2 8SW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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