Most deprived 10%
IMD England
415
Crime · Aug '26
West Midlands
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
773
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 773 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WS1 1QW
England & WalesCrime trends · near WS1 1QW
Counts are for St Matthew's electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
166
YoY —
173870
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
8
YoY —
52260
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
28
YoY —
35180
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
11
YoY —
19100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
23
YoY —
25130
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
33
YoY —
48240
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
66
YoY —
99500
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Public Order
27
YoY —
35180
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Drugs
27
YoY —
35180
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other Theft
26
YoY —
29150
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.21.9%
Bangladeshi21.9%
Pakistani17.7%
Other White7.2%
Indian6.6%
+ 6 other groups · 24.7%
Religion
Muslim44.4%
Christian25.1%
No religion15.7%
Not answered8.0%
Sikh4.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.7%
Age groups
25–3421.2%
35–4919.3%
50–6411.5%
≤411.3%
20–248.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.8%
Households
One person: other36.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.2%
One person: aged 66+7.8%
Other household types, with dependent children6.8%
+ 9 other households · 22.3%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 452 m straight lineabout 6 min
Walsall Rail Station
Rail
- 2.3 km straight lineabout 29 min
Bescot Stadium Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 3.0 km straight lineabout 37 min
Darlaston Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 170 m straight lineabout 2 min
Upper Rushall Street
Bus · after · north-west
- 194 m straight lineabout 2 min
Upper Rushall Street
Bus · near · south
- 205 m straight lineabout 3 min
Leicester Street
Bus · before · north-west
- 246 m straight lineabout 3 min
Hill Street
Bus · after · north
- 266 m straight lineabout 3 min
Council House
Bus · opposite · south-west
Coordinates & Location for WS1 1QW
Postcode
WS1 1QW
Coordinates
52.5831, -1.9784
Grid reference
SP015983
Easting
401,561
Northing
298,368
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WH2MC+7J
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Walsall
Travel to Work
Wolverhampton and Walsall
ITL Region
Walsall
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Walsall
Local Authority
Council AreaWalsall and Bloxwich E14001562
Constituency
E14001562West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
St Matthew's
Constituency code
E14001562
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Walsall, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Walsall
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Walsall Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Walsall 030F E01033896
E01033896MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Walsall 030 E02002139
E02002139LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Walsall 030C E01010371
E01010371MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Walsall 030 E02002139
E02002139Urban: 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
7:36 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
10 hours 33 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:36 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 33 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WS1 1QW 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033896 and MSOA E02002139 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 773
Present — Active
Postcode WS1 1QW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near WS1 1QW
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 46%
Attainment 8
26.9
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 56%
Attainment 8
37.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 41%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
64%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 28%
Attainment 8
73.5
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
57.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
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