High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 9.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for CR0 1SA
Postcode
CR0 1SA
Coordinates
51.3648, -0.0998
Grid reference
TQ323645
Easting
532,378
Northing
164,568
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3X9W72+W3
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Croydon
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Croydon
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
8198
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8198 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CR0 1SA
England & WalesCrime trends · near CR0 1SA
Counts are for Waddon electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
72
YoY +7%
816140
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
49
YoY stable
875829
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
16
YoY stable
28176
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY -55%
16104
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY -93%
19100
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.36.0%
African12.6%
Other White10.9%
Caribbean7.7%
Indian6.2%
+ 11 other groups · 26.7%
Religion
Christian50.4%
No religion25.4%
Muslim10.1%
Not answered7.2%
Hindu4.3%
+ 2 other religions · 2.7%
Age groups
35–4925.7%
25–3416.9%
50–6414.6%
5–97.4%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.2%
Households
Other27.5%
Any member 66+16.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.2%
+ 8 other households · 25.2%
Administrative Information
Croydon
Local Authority
Council AreaCroydon West E14001188
Constituency
E14001188Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Waddon
Constituency code
E14001188
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Croydon, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Croydon
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Croydon
Sub ICB Location
NHS South West London ICB - 36L
Cancer Alliance
West London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Croydon 047D E01001170
E01001170MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Croydon 047 E02006988
E02006988LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Croydon 027E E01001170
E01001170MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Croydon 027 E02000220
E02000220Urban: 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
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1997
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~29 years
Active Duration
1997 -> PresentDecember 1997 — Introduced
Postcode CR0 1SA 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: 8198
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001170 and MSOA E02006988 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CR0 1SA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1997
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~29 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CR0 1SA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
90%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 14–35FSM 0%
Attainment 8
13.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
84%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 10–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
13.2
PrimaryIndependentBoys · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 14–23FSM 0%
Attainment 8
5.8
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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