Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
26237
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26237 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 WA12 0BS
Crime trends · near WA12 0BS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY stable
ASB
4
YoY +300%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
19
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,679
White Brit.95.0%
Other White1.1%
White Irish1.0%
+ other · 2.9%
Religion
Total residents: 1,685
Christian68.5%
No religion26.1%
Not answered3.3%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,682
50–6424.7%
35–4920.0%
65–7411.9%
25–349.3%
75–848.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.3%
Households
Total households: 741
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.5%
Other14.0%
Any member 66+13.2%
All members 66+13.0%
+ 6 other households · 27.8%
Administrative Information
St. Helens
Local Authority
Council Area
St Helens North E14001509
Constituency
E14001509
Merseyside
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Newton-le-Willows East
Constituency code
E14001509
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
St. Helens, unparished area
International Territorial Level
St. Helens
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Cheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Halton and St Helens
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01X
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
St. Helens 015D E01006859
E01006859
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 015 E02001420
E02001420
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St. Helens 015D E01006859
E01006859
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 015 E02001420
E02001420
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:18 AM
Sunrise
7:54 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:18 AM
Sunset (today)
7:54 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 WA12 0BS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 26237
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01006859 and MSOA E02001420 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA12 0BS 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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