High deprivation
IMD England
80
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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London
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for CR5 2AR
Postcode
CR5 2AR
Coordinates
51.3198, -0.1361
Grid reference
TQ299595
Easting
529,979
Northing
159,508
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3X8V97+WG
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.
11765
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11765 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)
Property sales · CR5 2AR
HM Land Registry · Croydon
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Police Recorded Crime near CR5 2AR
Crime trends · near CR5 2AR
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
28187
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
18
YoY stable
ASB
22134
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
22
YoY +83%
Vehicle Crime
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -20%
Burglary
531
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.45.3%
Other White8.2%
Caribbean7.7%
African6.4%
Indian6.1%
+ 11 other groups · 26.3%
Religion
Christian43.8%
No religion32.5%
Muslim10.1%
Not answered6.3%
Hindu5.4%
+ 1 other religions · 1.8%
Age groups
35–4924.1%
25–3421.6%
50–6413.1%
≤49.5%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.6%
Households
Other23.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.1%
Any member 66+10.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.8%
+ 7 other households · 28.4%
Administrative Information
Croydon
Local Authority
Council AreaCroydon South E14001187
Constituency
E14001187Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Coulsdon Town
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 ScotlandWest 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 041C E01001023
E01001023MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Croydon 041 E02000234
E02000234LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Croydon 041C E01001023
E01001023MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Croydon 041 E02000234
E02000234Urban: 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
3:57 AM
Sunrise
8:14 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:57 AM
Sunset (today)
8:14 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 2009
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~17 years
Active Duration
2009 -> PresentApril 2009 — Introduced
Postcode CR5 2AR introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 11765
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001023 and MSOA E02000234 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CR5 2AR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 2009
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~17 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CR5 2AR
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Oasis Academy Byron
Croydon · CR5 2XE
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Woodcote Primary School
Croydon · CR5 2ED
Outstanding
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Smitham Primary School
Croydon · CR5 3DE
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Aidan's Catholic Primary School
Croydon · CR5 3DE
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Woodcote High School
Croydon · CR5 2EH
Good
0.8 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Beaumont Primary School
Croydon · CR8 4DN
Outstanding
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
New Valley Primary School
Croydon · CR8 4AZ
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Nicholas School
Croydon · CR8 4DS
Requires improvement
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Coulsdon CofE Primary School
Croydon · CR5 1ED
Requires improvement
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Chipstead Valley Primary School
Croydon · CR5 3BW
Outstanding
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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