Around average
IMD England
High · 22.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for CR9 2EE
Postcode
CR9 2EE
Coordinates
51.3806, -0.0980
Grid reference
TQ324663
Easting
532,461
Northing
166,335
Region
London
Plus Code
9C3X9WJ2+6Q
User Type
Large 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.
19073
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19073 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)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CR9 2EE
England & WalesCrime trends · near CR9 2EE
This large-user / landmark postcode reports Fairfield electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
125
YoY stable
14811275
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
92
YoY -24%
14210262
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
29
YoY +32%
42245
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
11
YoY —
24167
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY -75%
31173
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
30
YoY stable
422916
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Shoplifting
89
YoY +287%
935823
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Drugs
46
YoY +24%
543720
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Other White20.0%
African19.3%
White Brit.13.9%
Indian13.5%
Caribbean6.9%
+ 10 other groups · 26.4%
Religion
Christian46.7%
No religion24.4%
Muslim10.3%
Not answered8.9%
Hindu7.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%
Age groups
25–3427.0%
35–4926.9%
50–6411.2%
≤410.1%
5–98.4%
+ 4 other age groups · 16.3%
Households
Other23.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.6%
+ 7 other households · 29.2%
Administrative Information
Croydon
Local Authority
Council AreaCroydon West E14001188
Constituency
E14001188Metropolitan Police
Police Force
England
Ward
Fairfield
Constituency code
E14001188
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Croydon, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Croydon
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest 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 020F E01034141
E01034141MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Croydon 020 E02000213
E02000213LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Croydon 020C E01001048
E01001048MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Croydon 020 E02000213
E02000213Urban: 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
5:39 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:39 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CR9 2EE 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: 19073
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01034141 and MSOA E02000213 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CR9 2EE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near CR9 2EE
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 42%
Attainment 8
36.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 17%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 51%
Attainment 8
45.0
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
44%
SecondaryIndependentBoys · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
35.8
SecondaryIndependentGirls · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
52.8
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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