Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
654
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 654 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 WS3 1LF
Crime trends · near WS3 1LF
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
68
YoY +66%
ASB
6
YoY -25%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -60%
Burglary
1
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
7
YoY -53%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
25
YoY +127%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · violent crime rising
137
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,956
White Brit.77.9%
Other White4.9%
African4.3%
Caribbean2.9%
White & Black Caribbean2.7%
+ 3 other groups · 7.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,950
Christian45.2%
No religion43.4%
Not answered6.9%
Muslim2.7%
Sikh1.4%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,959
35–4917.5%
50–6415.3%
25–3413.7%
5–911.1%
10–1510.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.2%
Households
Total households: 720
Lone parent family: With dependent children18.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.2%
Other12.5%
Any member 66+11.7%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.6%
+ 8 other households · 35.8%
Administrative Information
Walsall
Local Authority
Council Area
Walsall and Bloxwich E14001562
Constituency
E14001562
West Midlands
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bloxwich East
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 Scotland
West 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 012D E01010289
E01010289
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Walsall 012 E02002121
E02002121
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Walsall 012D E01010289
E01010289
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Walsall 012 E02002121
E02002121
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
4:16 AM
Sunrise
7:52 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:16 AM
Sunset (today)
7:52 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
May 2004
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~22 years
Active Duration
2004 -> Present
May 2004 — Introduced
Postcode WS3 1LF introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 654
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010289 and MSOA E02002121 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WS3 1LF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2004
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~22 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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