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Bromley road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,363 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 1987, and 1,709 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 306 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1986 (1,520), and casualties fell from 1,895.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,363
Down 10% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,709
Down 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
306
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 1987

1% of collisions in Bromley in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious30622%
  • Slight1,04477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.9%
  • Serious34620%
  • Slight1,34879%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,363, down 10% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (13%)
  • Tuesday188 (14%)
  • Wednesday201 (15%)
  • Thursday214 (16%)
  • Friday236 (17%)
  • Saturday201 (15%)
  • Sunday151 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59163 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59186 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59207 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59321 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59236 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59188 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (7%)
  • February107 (7.9%)
  • March101 (7.4%)
  • April115 (8.4%)
  • May123 (9%)
  • June119 (8.7%)
  • July130 (9.5%)
  • August111 (8.1%)
  • September114 (8.4%)
  • October122 (9%)
  • November116 (8.5%)
  • December110 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight966 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit378 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,089 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds221 (16%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry921 (68%)
  • Wet or damp417 (31%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1%)
  • Snow11 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,190 (87%)
  • 40 mph115 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph31 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph20 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,260 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (4%)
  • Roundabout33 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant929 (54%)
  • Pedestrian282 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist249 (15%)
  • Cyclist137 (8%)
  • Van occupant48 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1061 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15120 (7%)
  • 16 to 20389 (23%)
  • 21 to 25252 (15%)
  • 26 to 35228 (13%)
  • 36 to 45167 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 55135 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6598 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7569 (4%)
  • Over 7560 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded90 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider990 (58%)
  • Passenger437 (26%)
  • Pedestrian282 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,749 (74%)
  • Motorcycle254 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes136 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach55 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 32nd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 1987

The A21 had the most collisions in Bromley in 1987: 171, including 3 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21171213340
2ndA222102127033
3rdA21479103121
4thA2327992117
5thA224658526
6thA2236372112
7thA2086179013
8thA2344964011
9thA2334050010
10thB265283606
11thA2212263505
12thA213181804
13thB251162002
14thA2015152502
15thA2022142416
16thB228111202
17thB263101303
18thB2268801
19thB2307801
20thB2647703

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 1987

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 1,214.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 1987

BR6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 1987: 231.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 1987, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years