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London Borough of Croydon

London Borough of Croydon
London borough
Coat of arms of London Borough of Croydon
Coat of arms
Official logo of London Borough of Croydon
Council logo
Croydon shown within Greater London
Croydon shown within Greater London
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region London
Ceremonial county Greater London
Status London borough
Admin HQ Bernard Weatherill House, 8 Mint Walk, Croydon
Created 1 April 1965
Government
 • Type London borough council
 • Body Croydon London Borough Council
 • Leadership Leader & Cabinet (Labour)
 • Mayor Wayne Trakas-Lawlor
 • MPs Chris Philp
Gavin Barwell
Steve Reed
 • London Assembly Steve O'Connell AM for Croydon and Sutton
 • EU Parliament London
Area
 • Total 34 sq mi (87 km2)
Area rank 232nd (of 326)
Population (mid-2015 est.)
 • Total 379,000
 • Rank 13th (of 326)
 • Density 11,000/sq mi (4,400/km2)
 • Ethnicity

47.3% White British
1.5% White Irish
0.1% White Gypsy or Irish Traveller
6.3% Other White
2.7% White & Black Caribbean
0.9% White & Black African
1.4% White & Asian
1.6% Other Mixed
6.8% Indian
3% Pakistani
0.7% Bangladeshi
1.1% Chinese
4.8% Other Asian
8% Black African
8.6% Black Caribbean
3.6% Other Black
0.5% Arab

1.3% Other
 • ONS code 00AH
Time zone GMT (UTC0)
 • Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
Postcodes BR, CR, SE, SW
Area code(s) 01689, 01737, 020
Police force Metropolitan Police
Website www.croydon.gov.uk
Croydon
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