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CR90

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Broad Green, 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 CR90 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In CR90, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
380
91st least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Aged 15 to 64
70.7%
271st highest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
10.0%
197th lowest of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How CR90 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

CR90Middle
Population10 postcode districts, CR · 2021
Population: every postcode district in CR10 areas from 231 to 169,713. The middle area is 32,825. CR90 is 380.
3802nd least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage10 postcode districts, CR · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in CR10 areas from 79.0% to 97.3%. The middle area is 87.9%. CR90 is 94.8%.
94.8%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6410 postcode districts, CR · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every postcode district in CR10 areas from 59.1% to 73.6%. The middle area is 65.9%. CR90 is 70.7%.
70.7%2nd highest
Aged 65 and over10 postcode districts, CR · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every postcode district in CR10 areas from 8.2% to 24.0%. The middle area is 14.5%. CR90 is 10.0%.
10.0%2nd lowest

Is CR90 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CR90 at a rate of 123.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 98.1 per 1,000 people across CR.

In August 2026 alone, 2 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CR90.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (11), violence and sexual offences (9) and other crime (9).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CR90 was 99.0 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.

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Postcode sectors in CR901

Council1

Postcode districts next to CR901

Nearest rail stations4

More in the CR postcode area2

CR90 in brief

CR90 is a postcode district covering Broad Green, in Croydon.

About 404 people lived in CR90 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 123.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

CR90 had 380 usual residents at the census.

In CR90, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

70.7% of residents in CR90 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

10.0% of residents in CR90 were aged 65 or over at the census.