CR2
Postcode districtPostcode district covering South Croydon, Sanderstead and Selsdon, in Croydon.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CR2 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CR2, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CR2 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CR2 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CR2 at a rate of 61.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.1 per 1,000 people across CR.
In August 2026 alone, 290 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CR2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (979), anti-social behaviour (638) and vehicle crime (418).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CR2 was 65.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in CR2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CR2 has no single figure. Of its 31 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 11 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CR2
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon 028C | 1,758 | 92.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.2% |
| Croydon 028E | 2,740 | 65.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 85.5% |
| Croydon 029A | 1,621 | 83.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.9% |
| Croydon 029B | 1,536 | 212.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 90.8% |
| Croydon 029C | 1,903 | 74.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.6% |
| Croydon 029D | 1,569 | 33.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 87.4% |
| Croydon 029E | 1,721 | 80.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.9% |
| Croydon 031A | 1,669 | 91.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.4% |
| Croydon 031B | 1,612 | 83.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.8% |
| Croydon 031C | 1,730 | 66.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.3% |
| Croydon 031E | 1,512 | 38.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.1% |
| Croydon 033A | 1,347 | 53.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.2% |
| Croydon 033B | 1,440 | 49.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.0% |
| Croydon 033C | 1,617 | 33.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.9% |
| Croydon 033D | 1,566 | 36.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| Croydon 033E | 1,645 | 108.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.4% |
| Croydon 034D | 1,621 | 58.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 72.7% |
| Croydon 034F | 1,453 | 92.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.1% |
| Croydon 034G | 1,439 | 20.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| Croydon 034H | 1,417 | 33.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| Croydon 035A | 1,556 | 21.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.0% |
| Croydon 035B | 1,431 | 38.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Croydon 035C | 1,516 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 82.9% |
| Croydon 035D | 1,667 | 31.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 65.9% |
| Croydon 035E | 1,786 | 26.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.0% |
| Croydon 039A | 1,633 | 28.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.4% |
| Croydon 039B | 1,737 | 33.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.4% |
| Croydon 039C | 1,503 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 83.8% |
| Croydon 039D | 1,324 | 38.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 74.7% |
| Croydon 047C | 1,860 | 65.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.3% |
| Croydon 047D | 1,940 | 89.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.5% |
MPs for CR2
- Chris PhilpConservativeMP for Croydon South69% of CR2’s postcodes
- Natasha IronsLabourMP for Croydon East24% of CR2’s postcodes
- Sarah JonesLabourMP for Croydon West6.6% of CR2’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CR25
Postcode sectors in CR26
Council1
Towns in CR21
Postcode districts next to CR25
Nearest rail stations4
More in the CR postcode area2
CR2 in brief
CR2 is a postcode district covering South Croydon, Sanderstead and Selsdon, in Croydon.
About 52,227 people lived in CR2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £465,000 in 2025 across 676 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 61.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CR2 was £465,000 in 2025.
CR2 had 50,723 usual residents at the census.
In CR2, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CR2, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.