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Bromley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 48,605 road traffic collisions in Bromley from 1979 to 2025, and 60,208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 482 were fatal and 8,440 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 620 collisions, up 11% on 2024 (558), and casualties rose from 655 to 726.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
48,605
38th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60,208
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
482
1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
620
Up 11% on 2024

Crash severity in Bromley

1% of collisions in Bromley from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4821%
  • Serious8,44017%
  • Slight39,68382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5020.8%
  • Serious9,38616%
  • Slight50,32084%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. In 2025 there were 620, up 11% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 620
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025620726
2024558655
2023599717
2022633749
2021644770
2020551654
2019709884
2018740900
20178281,023
2016761923
2015792943
2014743868
2013652788
2012674821
2011700870
2010680816
2009700877
2008683865
2007676900
2006756946
20058571,058
20049001,135
20038871,103
20021,1061,386
20011,0221,252
20001,0131,266
19991,1551,405
19981,1761,444
19971,2411,520
19961,1701,431
19951,1801,439
19941,2371,540
19931,1981,469
19921,2191,529
19911,1841,435
19901,3431,680
19891,4441,779
19881,3881,725
19871,3631,709
19861,5201,895
19851,4851,797
19841,5952,016
19831,5651,915
19821,7372,261
19811,6322,135
19801,6312,065
19791,6582,124

When and where crashes happen in Bromley

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,787 (14%)
  • Tuesday7,004 (14%)
  • Wednesday7,313 (15%)
  • Thursday7,486 (15%)
  • Friday7,860 (16%)
  • Saturday6,935 (14%)
  • Sunday5,220 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,671 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59644 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596,534 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597,176 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598,549 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911,140 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597,922 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,969 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,853 (7.9%)
  • February3,518 (7.2%)
  • March3,914 (8.1%)
  • April3,847 (7.9%)
  • May4,231 (8.7%)
  • June4,175 (8.6%)
  • July4,073 (8.4%)
  • August3,700 (7.6%)
  • September4,187 (8.6%)
  • October4,505 (9.3%)
  • November4,625 (9.5%)
  • December3,977 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight34,962 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12,571 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting497 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown317 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit258 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds35,363 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,662 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds384 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds340 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds261 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist207 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (under 0.1%)
  • Other4,762 (9.8%)
  • Not recorded606 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry34,888 (72%)
  • Wet or damp12,590 (26%)
  • Frost or ice566 (1.2%)
  • Snow310 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep27 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel15 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded206 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph575 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph44,052 (91%)
  • 40 mph2,662 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph570 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph586 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph158 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway40,044 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1,948 (4%)
  • Roundabout1,877 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road773 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3,963 (8.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Bromley

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant32,221 (54%)
  • Pedestrian9,530 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist8,944 (15%)
  • Cyclist4,812 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,569 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant1,387 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant229 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant193 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)180 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant97 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,079 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 101,859 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 153,721 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2010,682 (18%)
  • 21 to 257,338 (12%)
  • 26 to 3510,253 (17%)
  • 36 to 457,506 (12%)
  • 46 to 555,515 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 653,955 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 752,742 (4.6%)
  • Over 752,553 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3,005 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider36,932 (61%)
  • Passenger13,746 (23%)
  • Pedestrian9,530 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car62,051 (72%)
  • Motorcycle9,271 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle4,906 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4,286 (5%)
  • Bus or coach3,126 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,027 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle460 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car392 (0.5%)
  • Minibus145 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)27 (under 0.1%)
  • Other25 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Bromley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bromley

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bromley ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 38th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
35thTower Hamlets49,58257,6363757,115
36thLeicester48,97061,1474876,396
37thHackney48,66355,8553217,698
38thBromley (this area)48,60560,2084828,440
39thKingston upon Hull48,56058,2434088,517
40thHillingdon47,92060,6404357,368
41stIslington46,52451,9973376,703

Accident hotspots in Bromley

Penge & Cator, Bromley, SE20 8JJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Bromley, with 1,222 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes

The A21 had the most collisions in Bromley from 1979 to 2025: 4,440, including 67 fatal and 804 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA214,4405,63267804
2ndA2223,9474,84434661
3rdA2142,7493,28426517
4thA2322,5293,21227422
5thA2242,3213,06842413
6thA2082,0202,50119347
7thA2341,9142,21417370
8thA2231,7882,15621309
9thA2331,6162,25519320
10thA2131,1671,3737170
11thB2659701,21810163
12thA22128349808130
13thA20158291,0167138
14thB2517801,0201136
15thB228493617281
16thB230371457070
17thB263326391358
18thA2022261362453
19thB226220247135
20thB264175229144

Towns in Bromley

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 38,697.

Postcode districts in Bromley

BR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley from 1979 to 2025: 7,097.

Latest crashes in Bromley

Of the latest 24 crashes in Bromley, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity