Croy (North Lanarkshire)
Croy (North Lanarkshire) is a town or village in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, with around 1 pharmacy, 4 supermarkets, and 9 restaurants and cafés, 28 bus stops, and the nearest railway station at Croy, 0.5 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Croy (North Lanarkshire) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North Lanarkshire area is more deprived than the average in Scotland (SIMD 2020).
- Council
- North Lanarkshire
- County
- Dunbartonshire
- Constituency
- Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
- Police force
- Scotland
Weather
5°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 9° / 4° · 45% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:31Sunset 16:27
8h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Falkirk Haggs, United Kingdom
Road safety
208 reported road collisions (2025)
88 killed or seriously injured · 267 casualties · 6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
192 food businesses within 2 miles
- 180 passed
- 7 need improvement
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Croy (0.5 km)
- 28 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Croy (0.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£161,163 average▲ 3.9% YoY
Across North Lanarkshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 168.7p · Asda (10.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 193.7p · Asda (11.2 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
24 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Croy Park and Ride (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches17
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds18
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Helping people and families facing homelessness· 4 Nov 2026
- Tenants come together to shape the future of housing· 3 Nov 2026
- Success for team targeting illegal tobacco trade· 29 Oct 2026
- Black History Month event celebrates diversity and looks to the future· 28 Oct 2026
- Coatbridge museum seeks people featured in portrait project· 28 Oct 2026
Source: North Lanarkshire Council
Population
343,930 residents in North Lanarkshire
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 64%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in Scotland
13% of neighbourhoods are in Scotland’s most deprived 10%; 34% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020
Council control
Labour (minority)
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés12
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,190 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
16 jobs advertised · £49,968 avg
e.g. Project Manager / Senior Project Manager (Development), Site Manager / Senior Site Manager, Cleaning Operative
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£775 median full-time weekly pay
3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,381 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.5
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch:
- Hold a referendum on abolishing the Scottish Parliament & Government269 local signatures · 17,029 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth247 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Make admissions to children's indoor play centres zero-rated for VAT113 local signatures · 5,880 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately108 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK106 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Smithstone, Cumbernauld · 0.4 kmSmithstone is an area of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire. Versions of the name are recorded in the vicinity from the mid fourteenth century onwards. The area was originally a farm and the first Ordnance Survey map show…
- Croy railway station · 0.5 km
Croy railway station serves the village of Croy – as well as the nearby town of Kilsyth and parts of Cumbernauld – in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line, 11+1⁄2 mil…
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch · 0.6 kmCumbernauld and Kirkintilloch is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election, replacing Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and part of Strathkelvin…
Croy, North Lanarkshire · 0.7 kmCroy is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. A former mining community, Croy is situated south of Kilsyth and north of Cumbernauld, some 13 miles (21 km) from Glasgow and 37 miles (60 km) from Edinburgh on the ma…
Broadwood Stadium · 0.8 kmBroadwood Stadium is a multi-use community stadium and sports complex in the Westfield area of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire. The stadium is currently the home of Scottish League One side Hamilton Academical, as well…
Auchinstarry · 1.1 kmAuchinstarry is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, near to Kilsyth. It is the site of a Roman fort.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Croy (North Lanarkshire)?
- Croy (North Lanarkshire) is a town in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, in the North Lanarkshire local authority.
- How deprived is Croy (North Lanarkshire)?
- The North Lanarkshire local authority, which includes Croy (North Lanarkshire), is more deprived than the average in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.