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23737
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23737 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 SY4 5BJ
Crime trends · near SY4 5BJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
34
YoY +240%
ASB
5
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
3
YoY -40%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
58
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,649
White Brit.94.8%
Other White2.6%
+ other · 2.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,650
Christian61.9%
No religion32.3%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,644
50–6419.3%
35–4915.8%
65–7414.8%
75–8410.4%
25–3410.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%
Households
Total households: 720
Any member 66+20.6%
All members 66+17.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.2%
Other10.1%
+ 8 other households · 26.1%
Administrative Information
Shropshire
Local Authority
Council Area
North Shropshire E14001398
Constituency
E14001398
West Mercia
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Wem
Constituency code
E14001398
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Wem Urban
International Territorial Level
Shropshire
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
West Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Shropshire County
Sub ICB Location
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB - M2L0M
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Shropshire 008B E01028887
E01028887
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 008 E02006019
E02006019
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 008B E01028887
E01028887
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 008 E02006019
E02006019
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:18 AM
Sunrise
7:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:18 AM
Sunset (today)
7:56 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 SY4 5BJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 23737
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01028887 and MSOA E02006019 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SY4 5BJ 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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