Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12275
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12275 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 CR7 8LP
Crime trends · near CR7 8LP
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
57
YoY +19%
ASB
38
YoY +58%
Vehicle Crime
13
YoY -13%
Burglary
3
YoY stable
Criminal damage
11
YoY -15%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
163
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,643
Caribbean21.4%
White Brit.17.8%
African14.6%
Other White10.2%
Other Black6.3%
+ 9 other groups · 29.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,633
Christian55.9%
No religion19.8%
Muslim10.4%
Not answered8.7%
Hindu4.2%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,629
50–6423.0%
35–4920.6%
25–3414.4%
20–247.2%
65–747.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.9%
Households
Total households: 610
Other17.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.8%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.7%
+ 9 other households · 41.0%
Administrative Information
Croydon
Local Authority
Council Area
Streatham and Croydon North E14001527
Constituency
E14001527
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Thornton Heath
Constituency code
E14001527
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 006D E01001153
E01001153
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Croydon 006 E02000199
E02000199
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Croydon 006D E01001153
E01001153
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Croydon 006 E02000199
E02000199
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
4:13 AM
Sunrise
7:39 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
7:39 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 CR7 8LP 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: 12275
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001153 and MSOA E02000199 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CR7 8LP 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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