Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
24911
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 24911 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 WS12 4JS
Crime trends · near WS12 4JS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18
YoY +12%
ASB
3
YoY -62%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +50%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
6
YoY +200%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
40
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,355
White Brit.92.9%
Other White2.5%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Total residents: 2,355
No religion47.1%
Christian46.5%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,362
25–3421.4%
35–4920.1%
50–6415.2%
≤49.0%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Total households: 951
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.1%
Other16.1%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.3%
+ 7 other households · 34.0%
Administrative Information
Cannock Chase
Local Authority
Council Area
Cannock Chase E14001150
Constituency
E14001150
Staffordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Hednesford Green Heath
Constituency code
E14001150
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Hednesford
International Territorial Level
Cannock Chase
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Staffordshire
NHS Scotland
West Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
South Staffordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB - 04Y
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Cannock Chase 005F E01034098
E01034098
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cannock Chase 005 E02006122
E02006122
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cannock Chase 005A E01029384
E01029384
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cannock Chase 005 E02006122
E02006122
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
4:11 AM
Sunrise
7:57 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:11 AM
Sunset (today)
7:57 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 1992
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~34 years
Active Duration
1992 -> Present
August 1992 — Introduced
Postcode WS12 4JS 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: 24911
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034098 and MSOA E02006122 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WS12 4JS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1992
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~34 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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