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Bromley road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,565 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 1983, and 1,915 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 355 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1982 (1,737), and casualties fell from 2,261.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,565
Down 10% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,915
Down 15% on 1982
Fatal collisions
22
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
355
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 1983

1.4% of collisions in Bromley in 1983 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.4%
  • Serious35523%
  • Slight1,18876%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.3%
  • Serious38820%
  • Slight1,50378%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,565, down 10% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday216 (14%)
  • Tuesday215 (14%)
  • Wednesday216 (14%)
  • Thursday260 (17%)
  • Friday249 (16%)
  • Saturday245 (16%)
  • Sunday164 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59200 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59219 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59258 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59374 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59245 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59196 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January115 (7.3%)
  • February97 (6.2%)
  • March143 (9.1%)
  • April126 (8.1%)
  • May133 (8.5%)
  • June132 (8.4%)
  • July142 (9.1%)
  • August131 (8.4%)
  • September135 (8.6%)
  • October139 (8.9%)
  • November146 (9.3%)
  • December126 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,099 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit442 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,188 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds194 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other84 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded44 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,144 (73%)
  • Wet or damp390 (25%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.2%)
  • Snow12 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,373 (88%)
  • 40 mph128 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph35 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph26 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,449 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout41 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant816 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist431 (23%)
  • Pedestrian363 (19%)
  • Cyclist184 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (3%)
  • Van occupant42 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1075 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15163 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20512 (27%)
  • 21 to 25259 (14%)
  • 26 to 35242 (13%)
  • 36 to 45182 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 55141 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65110 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 75109 (5.7%)
  • Over 7568 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded24 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,123 (59%)
  • Passenger429 (22%)
  • Pedestrian363 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,794 (66%)
  • Motorcycle439 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle189 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes142 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach69 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (1.7%)
  • Minibus12 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Bromley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bromley ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 24th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
24th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 1983

The A21 had the most collisions in Bromley in 1983: 168, including 1 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21168205141
2ndA222124158127
3rdA20892110113
4thA21480101123
5thA2237797316
6thA22474102020
7thA2327383020
8thA2345667315
9thA2334664013
10thA213363909
11thB265364117
12thA2212323612
13thB251303909
14thA2015202216
15thB228161806
16thB230141804
17thB263131304
18thB264121602
19thB2268800
20thB25861102

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 1983

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 1,389.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 1983

BR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 1983: 248.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 1983, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years