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Bromley road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,595 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 1984, and 2,016 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 340 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (1,565), and casualties rose from 1,915.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,595
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
2,016
Up 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
15
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
340
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 1984

0.9% of collisions in Bromley in 1984 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal150.9%
  • Serious34021%
  • Slight1,24078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.7%
  • Serious37218%
  • Slight1,62981%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,595, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday209 (13%)
  • Tuesday216 (14%)
  • Wednesday229 (14%)
  • Thursday255 (16%)
  • Friday252 (16%)
  • Saturday236 (15%)
  • Sunday198 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59207 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59206 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59274 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59360 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59251 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59225 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January130 (8.2%)
  • February100 (6.3%)
  • March127 (8%)
  • April105 (6.6%)
  • May145 (9.1%)
  • June135 (8.5%)
  • July140 (8.8%)
  • August145 (9.1%)
  • September140 (8.8%)
  • October153 (9.6%)
  • November146 (9.2%)
  • December129 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,122 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit440 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,163 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds270 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded75 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,084 (68%)
  • Wet or damp485 (30%)
  • Frost or ice23 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,363 (85%)
  • 40 mph150 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph49 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph26 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,478 (93%)
  • Roundabout35 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded31 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,023 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist371 (18%)
  • Pedestrian321 (16%)
  • Cyclist151 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant76 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant49 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1074 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15136 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20489 (24%)
  • 21 to 25259 (13%)
  • 26 to 35270 (13%)
  • 36 to 45189 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 55156 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 65138 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 75101 (5%)
  • Over 7569 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded88 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,198 (59%)
  • Passenger497 (25%)
  • Pedestrian321 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,025 (72%)
  • Motorcycle377 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle153 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes124 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach65 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Bromley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bromley ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 24th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
24th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 1984

The A21 had the most collisions in Bromley in 1984: 191, including 50 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21191248050
2ndA222137162224
3rdA23290127122
4thA2238496121
5thA21482102012
6thA22482116224
7thA2087191018
8thA2346169217
9thA233527218
10thB265324104
11thA213253501
12thB251253606
13thA2212192005
14thB263182204
15thA2015161605
16thB228101202
17thB2649900
18thB2308803
19thA20227902
20thB221271112

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 1984

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 1,407.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 1984

BR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 1984: 275.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 1984, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years