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Bromley road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,737 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 1982, and 2,261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 396 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (1,632), and casualties rose from 2,135.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,737
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
2,261
Up 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
24
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
396
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 1982

1.4% of collisions in Bromley in 1982 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal241.4%
  • Serious39623%
  • Slight1,31776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.1%
  • Serious44320%
  • Slight1,79479%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,737, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday266 (15%)
  • Tuesday218 (13%)
  • Wednesday238 (14%)
  • Thursday266 (15%)
  • Friday270 (16%)
  • Saturday259 (15%)
  • Sunday220 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5985 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59214 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59214 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59326 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59393 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59252 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59236 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January130 (7.5%)
  • February121 (7%)
  • March133 (7.7%)
  • April156 (9%)
  • May134 (7.7%)
  • June140 (8.1%)
  • July144 (8.3%)
  • August112 (6.4%)
  • September150 (8.6%)
  • October164 (9.4%)
  • November199 (11%)
  • December154 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,153 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit561 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,429 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds223 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,183 (68%)
  • Wet or damp495 (28%)
  • Frost or ice45 (2.6%)
  • Snow12 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,552 (89%)
  • 40 mph112 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph34 (2%)
  • 60 mph34 (2%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,584 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout30 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,143 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist459 (20%)
  • Pedestrian337 (15%)
  • Cyclist192 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant43 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1082 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15193 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20630 (28%)
  • 21 to 25288 (13%)
  • 26 to 35300 (13%)
  • 36 to 45231 (10%)
  • 46 to 55159 (7%)
  • 56 to 65139 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7594 (4.2%)
  • Over 7563 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded33 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,340 (59%)
  • Passenger584 (26%)
  • Pedestrian337 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,131 (69%)
  • Motorcycle478 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle199 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes122 (4%)
  • Bus or coach82 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (1.4%)
  • Minibus15 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Bromley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bromley ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 23rd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 1982

The A21 had the most collisions in Bromley in 1982: 203, including 4 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21203262439
2ndA222121149026
3rdA22395121127
4thA20891116212
5thA21482106123
6thA2327898317
7thA22475112424
8thA23373109221
9thA2347389118
10thB2654758010
11thA213415205
12thA2212334406
13thB251213107
14thB228172303
15thA2015162304
16thB230131601
17thB264121504
18thA20111703
19thB2637701
20thA2126601

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 1982

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 1,509.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 1982

BR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 1982: 284.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 1982, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years