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12539
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12539 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 SE1 5LA
Crime trends · near SE1 5LA
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
34
YoY stable
ASB
31
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY -25%
Burglary
7
YoY stable
Criminal damage
2
YoY -71%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving
132
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,394
White Brit.31.3%
Other White16.2%
African16.0%
Caribbean6.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.6%
+ 11 other groups · 24.5%
Religion
Total residents: 2,393
Christian49.8%
No religion30.1%
Muslim10.1%
Not answered7.3%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,397
35–4925.2%
25–3423.6%
50–6415.3%
20–249.0%
10–157.2%
+ 4 other age groups · 19.7%
Households
Total households: 1,032
Other31.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.0%
+ 7 other households · 29.3%
Administrative Information
Southwark
Local Authority
Council Area
Bermondsey and Old Southwark E14001085
Constituency
E14001085
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
South Bermondsey
Constituency code
E14001085
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Southwark, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Southwark
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
South East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Southwark
Sub ICB Location
NHS South East London ICB - 72Q
Cancer Alliance
South East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Southwark 010C E01004038
E01004038
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southwark 010 E02000816
E02000816
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southwark 010C E01004038
E01004038
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southwark 010 E02000816
E02000816
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
4:10 AM
Sunrise
7:43 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:10 AM
Sunset (today)
7:43 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 2005
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~21 years
Active Duration
2005 -> Present
April 2005 — Introduced
Postcode SE1 5LA introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 12539
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004038 and MSOA E02000816 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE1 5LA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2005
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~21 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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