Around average
IMD England
Around average · 4.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for CR0 5LN
Postcode
CR0 5LN
Coordinates
51.3746, -0.0818
Grid reference
TQ336656
Easting
533,607
Northing
165,691
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3X9WF9+R7
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.
14516
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14516 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 5LN
England & WalesCrime trends · near CR0 5LN
Counts are for Addiscombe West 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
35
YoY +67%
412916
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
25
YoY -51%
583817
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY -27%
17114
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
7
YoY —
1172
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.30.1%
Indian20.4%
Other White10.8%
African8.1%
Caribbean6.4%
+ 11 other groups · 24.3%
Religion
Christian41.7%
No religion22.1%
Hindu16.9%
Muslim10.1%
Not answered6.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.8%
Age groups
35–4924.6%
25–3415.7%
50–6413.6%
65–748.8%
75–847.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Any member 66+24.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.9%
Other16.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.9%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent6.6%
+ 8 other households · 28.5%
Administrative Information
Croydon
Local Authority
Council AreaCroydon East E14001186
Constituency
E14001186Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Addiscombe West
Constituency code
E14001186
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 023D E01001050
E01001050MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Croydon 023 E02000216
E02000216LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Croydon 023D E01001050
E01001050MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Croydon 023 E02000216
E02000216Urban: 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 1996
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> PresentDecember 1996 — Introduced
Postcode CR0 5LN 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: 14516
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001050 and MSOA E02000216 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CR0 5LN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CR0 5LN
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 37%
Attainment 8
45.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
66%
SecondaryIndependentBoys · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
35.8
SecondaryIndependentGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
52.8
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 53%
Attainment 8
45.6
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16FSM 80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 15%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
82%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
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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