Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
25246
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25246 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 CR0 8AY
Crime trends · near CR0 8AY
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25
YoY +14%
ASB
6
YoY +20%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY -25%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
3
YoY -25%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
55
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,620
White Brit.56.1%
African6.3%
Caribbean6.0%
Indian5.7%
Other White5.4%
+ 8 other groups · 20.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,631
Christian54.6%
No religion25.0%
Not answered7.0%
Hindu6.6%
Muslim4.9%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,630
50–6425.1%
35–4916.1%
65–7414.2%
25–349.6%
10–156.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Total households: 581
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.0%
All members 66+15.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent14.3%
Any member 66+10.2%
Other8.6%
+ 8 other households · 30.1%
Administrative Information
Croydon
Local Authority
Council Area
Croydon East E14001186
Constituency
E14001186
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Shirley South
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 Scotland
West 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 025A E01001127
E01001127
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Croydon 025 E02000218
E02000218
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Croydon 025A E01001127
E01001127
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Croydon 025 E02000218
E02000218
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
4:09 AM
Sunrise
7:44 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:09 AM
Sunset (today)
7:44 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 CR0 8AY 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: 25246
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001127 and MSOA E02000218 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CR0 8AY 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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