Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
29727
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29727 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 CR8 1EQ
Crime trends · near CR8 1EQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY +29%
ASB
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY +200%
Burglary
3
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
29
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,675
White Brit.62.3%
Indian10.1%
Other White6.3%
African4.1%
Caribbean2.9%
+ 7 other groups · 14.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,676
Christian48.6%
No religion30.1%
Not answered6.7%
Hindu6.6%
Muslim5.8%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,674
35–4922.4%
50–6422.1%
65–7410.4%
25–349.9%
10–156.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.6%
Households
Total households: 647
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.3%
All members 66+11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.1%
Other9.6%
+ 8 other households · 35.1%
Administrative Information
Croydon
Local Authority
Council Area
Croydon South E14001187
Constituency
E14001187
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown
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 042D E01001104
E01001104
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Croydon 042 E02000235
E02000235
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Croydon 042D E01001104
E01001104
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Croydon 042 E02000235
E02000235
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
4:14 AM
Sunrise
7:39 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:14 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 CR8 1EQ 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: 29727
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01001104 and MSOA E02000235 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CR8 1EQ 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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