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26464
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26464 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 W1J 5BG
Crime trends · near W1J 5BG
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
217
YoY stable
ASB
164
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
37
YoY -72%
Burglary
49
YoY +29%
Criminal damage
34
YoY -19%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
1,876
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,212
Other White29.5%
White Brit.25.7%
Indian10.9%
Other ethnic group: Arab6.6%
Other Asian6.0%
+ 7 other groups · 21.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,210
Christian42.5%
No religion22.4%
Muslim11.7%
Not answered8.3%
Hindu6.5%
+ 4 other religions · 8.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,202
35–4922.9%
50–6421.0%
25–3420.4%
65–7411.1%
75–846.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 18.4%
Households
Total households: 693
Other45.6%
Any member 66+9.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children5.8%
+ 7 other households · 22.7%
Administrative Information
Westminster
Local Authority
Council Area
Cities of London and Westminster E14001172
Constituency
E14001172
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
West End
Constituency code
E14001172
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Westminster, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Westminster
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
West London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS North West London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Westminster
Sub ICB Location
NHS North West London ICB - W2U3Z
Cancer Alliance
West London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Westminster 018D E01004761
E01004761
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Westminster 018 E02000977
E02000977
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Westminster 018D E01004761
E01004761
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Westminster 018 E02000977
E02000977
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
4:15 AM
Sunrise
7:38 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:15 AM
Sunset (today)
7:38 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2000
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~26 years
Active Duration
2000 -> Present
October 2000 — Introduced
Postcode W1J 5BG 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: 26464
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01004761 and MSOA E02000977 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode W1J 5BG is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2000
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~26 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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