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Bromley road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,485 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 1985, and 1,797 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 274 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1984 (1,595), and casualties fell from 2,016.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,485
Down 7% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,797
Down 11% on 1984
Fatal collisions
14
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
274
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 1985

0.9% of collisions in Bromley in 1985 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal140.9%
  • Serious27418%
  • Slight1,19781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious29416%
  • Slight1,48983%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,485, down 7% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday211 (14%)
  • Tuesday208 (14%)
  • Wednesday235 (16%)
  • Thursday219 (15%)
  • Friday238 (16%)
  • Saturday197 (13%)
  • Sunday177 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59182 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59208 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59271 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59334 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59222 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59194 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (7%)
  • February98 (6.6%)
  • March116 (7.8%)
  • April125 (8.4%)
  • May128 (8.6%)
  • June131 (8.8%)
  • July130 (8.8%)
  • August112 (7.5%)
  • September105 (7.1%)
  • October149 (10%)
  • November160 (11%)
  • December127 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,043 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit361 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown63 (4.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,087 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds214 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded104 (7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,023 (69%)
  • Wet or damp408 (27%)
  • Frost or ice41 (2.8%)
  • Snow13 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,250 (84%)
  • 40 mph169 (11%)
  • 50 mph36 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph26 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,355 (91%)
  • Roundabout37 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded39 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant846 (47%)
  • Pedestrian362 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist321 (18%)
  • Cyclist139 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1074 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 15138 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20390 (22%)
  • 21 to 25228 (13%)
  • 26 to 35241 (13%)
  • 36 to 45174 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 55130 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 65112 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7587 (4.8%)
  • Over 7570 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded113 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider996 (55%)
  • Passenger439 (24%)
  • Pedestrian362 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,831 (71%)
  • Motorcycle330 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle140 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes138 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach79 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 26th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 1985

The A21 had the most collisions in Bromley in 1985: 176, including 3 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21176222339
2ndA222100109114
3rdA20891108215
4thA2328699112
5thA22483104218
6thA2238299014
7thA2147286214
8thA2346475014
9thA2334255012
10thB251273107
11thA213263007
12thB265263003
13thA2212222703
14thB228202404
15thB230162303
16thA2015151903
17thB263121502
18thA202291503
19thB26491303
20thB21586701

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 1985

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 1,307.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 1985

BR6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 1985: 245.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 1985, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years