CR8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Purley, Kenley and Woodcote, 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 CR8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CR8, 83.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CR8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CR8 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CR8 at a rate of 69.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 98.1 per 1,000 people across CR.
In August 2026 alone, 202 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CR8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (757), anti-social behaviour (499) and other crime (340).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CR8 was 73.0 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 CR8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CR8 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in CR8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon 031D | 1,530 | 114.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.3% |
| Croydon 037A | 1,439 | 46.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.6% |
| Croydon 037B | 1,933 | 40.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 82.3% |
| Croydon 037C | 1,793 | 54.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.6% |
| Croydon 037D | 1,478 | 39.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.5% |
| Croydon 037E | 2,389 | 262.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 72.0% |
| Croydon 037F | 1,470 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.3% |
| Croydon 038A | 1,656 | 41.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.1% |
| Croydon 038B | 1,719 | 71.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.3% |
| Croydon 038C | 1,454 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.7% |
| Croydon 038E | 1,644 | 66.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.3% |
| Croydon 040A | 1,369 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.0% |
| Croydon 040B | 1,785 | 40.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.6% |
| Croydon 040C | 1,629 | 72.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 72.2% |
| Croydon 040D | 1,581 | 85.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.4% |
| Croydon 041D | 1,654 | 28.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.2% |
| Croydon 041E | 1,948 | 95.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 83.2% |
| Croydon 042A | 1,836 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 54.0% |
| Croydon 042B | 1,897 | 68.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.4% |
| Croydon 042C | 1,482 | 28.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 33.9% |
| Croydon 042D | 1,674 | 27.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.9% |
MPs for CR8
- Chris PhilpConservativeMP for Croydon South95% of CR8’s postcodes
- Bobby DeanLiberal DemocratMP for Carshalton and Wallington3.5% of CR8’s postcodes
- Claire CoutinhoConservativeMP for East Surrey1.5% of CR8’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 CR84
Postcode sectors in CR86
Council1
Towns in CR81
Postcode districts next to CR85
Nearest rail stations4
More in the CR postcode area2
CR8 in brief
CR8 is a postcode district covering Purley, Kenley and Woodcote, in Croydon.
About 35,829 people lived in CR8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £504,000 in 2025 across 465 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 69.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CR8 was £504,000 in 2025.
CR8 had 33,606 usual residents at the census.
In CR8, 83.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CR8, 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.