Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
15575
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15575 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 SE13 5BU
Crime trends · near SE13 5BU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
37
YoY +42%
ASB
18
YoY -14%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY -29%
Burglary
2
YoY -85%
Criminal damage
5
YoY -44%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
67
YoY +458%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · violent crime rising
163
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,498
White Brit.53.3%
Other White14.5%
African6.4%
Caribbean5.7%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.9%
+ 7 other groups · 17.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,492
No religion43.8%
Christian42.8%
Not answered7.7%
Muslim3.0%
+ other · 2.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,500
35–4926.2%
50–6417.3%
25–3415.9%
65–747.3%
10–156.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Total households: 633
Other20.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.8%
Any member 66+9.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.7%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.1%
+ 8 other households · 35.7%
Administrative Information
Lewisham
Local Authority
Council Area
Lewisham North E14001332
Constituency
E14001332
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Blackheath
Constituency code
E14001332
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Lewisham, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Lewisham
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
Lewisham
Sub ICB Location
NHS South East London ICB - 72Q
Cancer Alliance
South East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lewisham 009A E01003198
E01003198
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 009 E02000661
E02000661
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lewisham 009A E01003198
E01003198
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lewisham 009 E02000661
E02000661
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
4:11 AM
Sunrise
7:41 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:11 AM
Sunset (today)
7:41 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 SE13 5BU 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: 15575
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003198 and MSOA E02000661 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SE13 5BU 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
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