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Bromley road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,520 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 1986, and 1,895 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 310 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (1,485), and casualties rose from 1,797.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,520
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,895
Up 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
20
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
310
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Bromley in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.3%
  • Serious31020%
  • Slight1,19078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.1%
  • Serious34218%
  • Slight1,53281%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,520, up 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday217 (14%)
  • Tuesday205 (13%)
  • Wednesday239 (16%)
  • Thursday224 (15%)
  • Friday259 (17%)
  • Saturday220 (14%)
  • Sunday156 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59213 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59221 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59234 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59317 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59262 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59188 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January130 (8.6%)
  • February103 (6.8%)
  • March109 (7.2%)
  • April121 (8%)
  • May151 (9.9%)
  • June118 (7.8%)
  • July121 (8%)
  • August115 (7.6%)
  • September109 (7.2%)
  • October142 (9.3%)
  • November151 (9.9%)
  • December150 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,065 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit437 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,170 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds227 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry994 (65%)
  • Wet or damp468 (31%)
  • Frost or ice48 (3.2%)
  • Snow10 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,342 (88%)
  • 40 mph107 (7%)
  • 50 mph23 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph44 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,411 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout38 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant987 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist330 (17%)
  • Pedestrian307 (16%)
  • Cyclist136 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant51 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1054 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 15129 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20474 (25%)
  • 21 to 25266 (14%)
  • 26 to 35268 (14%)
  • 36 to 45167 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 55108 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 65115 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 75101 (5.3%)
  • Over 7580 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded104 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,110 (59%)
  • Passenger478 (25%)
  • Pedestrian307 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,875 (72%)
  • Motorcycle322 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes151 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle138 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach69 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 1986

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1986 in Bromley

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bromley ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 26th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 1986

The A21 had the most collisions in Bromley in 1986: 154, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21154190227
2ndA222142161226
3rdA21487105028
4thA23283102114
5thA20882114220
6thA22477100018
7thA2236578211
8thA234485929
9thA233456208
10thA213364705
11thB251293516
12thA2212262913
13thB265263003
14thB228152404
15thA2015141903
16thB230131402
17thB264121404
18thB263111304
19thA202281704
20thB2268903

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 1986

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,336.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 1986

BR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 1986: 240.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 1986, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years