Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
5530
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5530 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 WR5 1BJ
Crime trends · near WR5 1BJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
29
YoY +81%
ASB
5
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -71%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
12
YoY +300%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
63
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,355
White Brit.70.8%
Other White11.2%
Pakistani3.9%
Bangladeshi3.0%
African1.8%
+ 4 other groups · 9.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,357
Christian42.2%
No religion39.6%
Muslim8.7%
Not answered7.2%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,358
25–3424.2%
35–4920.8%
50–6416.9%
20–249.2%
65–747.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 21.2%
Households
Total households: 753
Other41.2%
Any member 66+11.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.1%
+ 8 other households · 23.9%
Administrative Information
Worcester
Local Authority
Council Area
Worcester E14001597
Constituency
E14001597
West Mercia
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Fort Royal
Constituency code
E14001597
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Worcester, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Worcester
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Worcestershire
NHS Scotland
West Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Worcestershire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB - 18C
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Worcester 011F E01033249
E01033249
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Worcester 011 E02006744
E02006744
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Worcester 011F E01033249
E01033249
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Worcester 011 E02006744
E02006744
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 city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:20 AM
Sunrise
7:49 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:20 AM
Sunset (today)
7:49 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 1990
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> Present
February 1990 — Introduced
Postcode WR5 1BJ 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 city and town C1. IMD England rank: 5530
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033249 and MSOA E02006744 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WR5 1BJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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