Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
457
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 457 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 ME12 1AU
Crime trends · near ME12 1AU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
96
YoY stable
ASB
56
YoY +56%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY -58%
Burglary
3
YoY -25%
Criminal damage
33
YoY +38%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
29
YoY +222%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · asb rising
266
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,494
White Brit.93.2%
Other White3.1%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,493
No religion54.9%
Christian37.4%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,494
50–6421.8%
35–4916.1%
25–3410.8%
65–749.4%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.4%
Households
Total households: 603
Other17.6%
Any member 66+14.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.5%
+ 7 other households · 38.1%
Administrative Information
Swale
Local Authority
Council Area
Sittingbourne and Sheppey E14001474
Constituency
E14001474
Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Sheerness
Constituency code
E14001474
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Sheerness
International Territorial Level
Swale
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS Scotland
Kent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Eastern and Coastal Kent
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Swale 002C E01024615
E01024615
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Swale 002 E02005116
E02005116
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Swale 002C E01024615
E01024615
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Swale 002 E02005116
E02005116
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
4:08 AM
Sunrise
7:38 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:08 AM
Sunset (today)
7:38 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 1986
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~40 years
Active Duration
1986 -> Present
April 1986 — Introduced
Postcode ME12 1AU 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: 457
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024615 and MSOA E02005116 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME12 1AU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 1986
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~40 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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