Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
21792
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21792 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 OL12 8ER
Crime trends · near OL12 8ER
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23
YoY +64%
ASB
10
YoY -60%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY stable
Burglary
2
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -71%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
47
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,601
White Brit.95.4%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,599
Christian52.5%
No religion40.5%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,607
50–6426.6%
35–4918.5%
65–7411.8%
25–3411.0%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.9%
Households
Total households: 684
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.9%
Other15.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.3%
All members 66+11.8%
Any member 66+9.4%
+ 7 other households · 34.9%
Administrative Information
Rossendale
Local Authority
Council Area
Rossendale and Darwen E14001450
Constituency
E14001450
Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Whitworth
Constituency code
E14001450
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Whitworth
International Territorial Level
Rossendale
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving Lancashire
NHS Scotland
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
East Lancashire Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01A
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Rossendale 009C E01025375
E01025375
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Rossendale 009 E02005286
E02005286
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Rossendale 009C E01025375
E01025375
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Rossendale 009 E02005286
E02005286
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
4:14 AM
Sunrise
7:55 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:14 AM
Sunset (today)
7:55 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 2002
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> Present
May 2002 — Introduced
Postcode OL12 8ER introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 21792
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01025375 and MSOA E02005286 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode OL12 8ER is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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