Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
5698
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5698 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 WV12 4JS
Crime trends · near WV12 4JS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
59
YoY +69%
ASB
2
YoY -83%
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY +233%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
10
YoY -29%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
99
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,567
White Brit.83.8%
Indian5.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.5%
Other White1.5%
+ 1 other groups · 5.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,572
Christian46.8%
No religion39.7%
Sikh7.1%
Not answered4.1%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,568
50–6420.7%
35–4917.0%
25–3415.4%
65–7410.1%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Total households: 678
Other19.9%
Any member 66+12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
All members 66+9.3%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent9.3%
+ 7 other households · 39.4%
Administrative Information
Walsall
Local Authority
Council Area
Wolverhampton North East E14001594
Constituency
E14001594
West Midlands
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Short Heath
Constituency code
E14001594
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 020D E01010381
E01010381
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Walsall 020 E02002129
E02002129
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Walsall 020D E01010381
E01010381
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Walsall 020 E02002129
E02002129
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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WV12 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: 5698
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010381 and MSOA E02002129 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WV12 4JS 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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