Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
26497
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26497 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 CR5 1EL
Crime trends · near CR5 1EL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY -32%
ASB
11
YoY -42%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -67%
Burglary
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
5 of 5 key categories improving
40
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,654
White Brit.75.2%
Other White3.5%
Indian3.2%
Other Asian2.4%
Caribbean2.3%
+ 7 other groups · 13.5%
Religion
Total residents: 1,651
Christian53.5%
No religion33.1%
Not answered7.3%
Hindu2.8%
Muslim1.6%
+ 1 other religions · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,656
35–4921.5%
50–6419.6%
65–7411.7%
25–348.8%
≤48.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Total households: 645
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.3%
Any member 66+16.9%
All members 66+12.2%
Other8.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.5%
+ 7 other households · 31.3%
Administrative Information
Croydon
Local Authority
Council Area
Croydon South E14001187
Constituency
E14001187
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Old Coulsdon
Constituency code
E14001187
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 044C E01001020
E01001020
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Croydon 044 E02000237
E02000237
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Croydon 044C E01001020
E01001020
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Croydon 044 E02000237
E02000237
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
4:15 AM
Sunrise
7:37 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:15 AM
Sunset (today)
7:37 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1990
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> Present
July 1990 — Introduced
Postcode CR5 1EL 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: 26497
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001020 and MSOA E02000237 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CR5 1EL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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