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Bromley road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,632 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 1981, and 2,135 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 374 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1980 (1,631), and casualties rose from 2,065.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,605 collisions in Bromley.

Collisions in 1981
1,632
Level with 1980
Casualties in 1981
2,135
Up 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
27
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
374
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 1981

1.7% of collisions in Bromley in 1981 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal271.7%
  • Serious37423%
  • Slight1,23175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal271.3%
  • Serious43921%
  • Slight1,66978%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,632, level with 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday221 (14%)
  • Tuesday231 (14%)
  • Wednesday250 (15%)
  • Thursday232 (14%)
  • Friday273 (17%)
  • Saturday254 (16%)
  • Sunday171 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59197 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59244 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59265 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59376 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59262 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59208 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January118 (7.2%)
  • February117 (7.2%)
  • March141 (8.6%)
  • April140 (8.6%)
  • May151 (9.3%)
  • June135 (8.3%)
  • July136 (8.3%)
  • August111 (6.8%)
  • September150 (9.2%)
  • October162 (9.9%)
  • November157 (9.6%)
  • December114 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,113 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit495 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds265 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Other1,346 (82%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,139 (70%)
  • Wet or damp455 (28%)
  • Snow38 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,460 (89%)
  • 40 mph128 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph28 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph13 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway445 (27%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout34 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2%)
  • Not recorded1,068 (65%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,034 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist434 (20%)
  • Pedestrian347 (16%)
  • Cyclist180 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant76 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant45 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1084 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15175 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20574 (27%)
  • 21 to 25264 (12%)
  • 26 to 35273 (13%)
  • 36 to 45193 (9%)
  • 46 to 55145 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 65134 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75111 (5.2%)
  • Over 7558 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded79 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,213 (57%)
  • Passenger575 (27%)
  • Pedestrian347 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,003 (69%)
  • Motorcycle436 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle192 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (4%)
  • Bus or coach96 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1%)
  • Other vehicle29 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Bromley ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 21st most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
21st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 1981

The A21 had the most collisions in Bromley in 1981: 190, including 7 fatal and 46 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21190235746
2ndA222134178232
3rdA21490111215
4thA22389120218
5thA23286109111
6thA20876100118
7thA22474113321
8thA2346280021
9thA2334469014
10thA2133849010
11thB265303704
12thB251274307
13thA2212242817
14thA2015223004
15thB264152414
16thB258131704
17thB228121503
18thB226101103
19thB2307701
20thA2126700

Latest crashes in Bromley in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 1981, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years