High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 10.9 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
London
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.
8046
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8046 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 CR0 3AX
England & WalesCrime trends · near CR0 3AX
Counts are for West Thornton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
66
YoY -10%
987552
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
50
YoY stable
614120
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
19
YoY -14%
281910
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
3
YoY -84%
19113
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY -93%
19100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Theft
21
YoY +110%
31209
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Indian17.6%
African14.7%
Other Asian13.8%
White Brit.13.6%
Caribbean11.8%
+ 8 other groups · 28.6%
Religion
Christian45.7%
Hindu20.6%
No religion13.4%
Muslim12.2%
Not answered5.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.7%
Age groups
35–4920.8%
50–6420.5%
25–3416.9%
10–159.3%
20–248.1%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.4%
Households
Other17.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.3%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent12.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.0%
+ 7 other households · 33.9%
Coordinates & Location for CR0 3AX
Postcode
CR0 3AX
Coordinates
51.3908, -0.1319
Grid reference
TQ300674
Easting
530,074
Northing
167,409
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3X9VR9+86
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
Administrative Information
Croydon
Local Authority
Council AreaCroydon West E14001188
Constituency
E14001188Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
West Thornton
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 016C E01001177
E01001177MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Croydon 016 E02000209
E02000209LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Croydon 016C E01001177
E01001177MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Croydon 016 E02000209
E02000209Urban: 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
6:10 AM
Sunrise
5:26 PM
Sunset
11 hours 16 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:10 AM
Sunset (today)
5:26 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 16 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 1993
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~33 years
Active Duration
1993 -> PresentAugust 1993 — Introduced
Postcode CR0 3AX 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: 8046
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001177 and MSOA E02000209 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CR0 3AX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 1993
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~33 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
School applications
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You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.
Last published allocation
Straight-line distance from the centre of this postcode. This does not guarantee you will get a place.
- The Archbishop Lanfranc Academy
Last published allocation was 9,289 m. This postcode is 104 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this postcode would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
Croydon allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
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Schools near CR0 3AX
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 50%
Attainment 8
39.1
Last published allocation was 9,289 m. This postcode is 104 m (straight line).
Last year an application from this postcode would have been prioritised at the last published allocation.
This does not guarantee you will get a place.
Croydon allocation table · offer day 2 Mar 2026 · Sep 2026 entry
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
67%
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 42%
Attainment 8
53.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
87%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateGirls · Ages 7–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
89%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 32%
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