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Bromley road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,388 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 1988, and 1,725 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 326 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1987 (1,363), and casualties rose from 1,709.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,388
Up 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,725
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
326
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 1988

0.9% of collisions in Bromley in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious32623%
  • Slight1,05076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.7%
  • Serious36121%
  • Slight1,35278%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,388, up 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday201 (14%)
  • Tuesday171 (12%)
  • Wednesday218 (16%)
  • Thursday241 (17%)
  • Friday206 (15%)
  • Saturday212 (15%)
  • Sunday139 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59222 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59184 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59323 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59220 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59184 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January130 (9.4%)
  • February110 (7.9%)
  • March106 (7.6%)
  • April94 (6.8%)
  • May126 (9.1%)
  • June119 (8.6%)
  • July122 (8.8%)
  • August96 (6.9%)
  • September123 (8.9%)
  • October138 (9.9%)
  • November139 (10%)
  • December85 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight974 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit402 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,135 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds214 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry960 (69%)
  • Wet or damp409 (29%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,209 (87%)
  • 40 mph111 (8%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph47 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,267 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout51 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,004 (58%)
  • Pedestrian255 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist222 (13%)
  • Cyclist137 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (3%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1058 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15119 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20379 (22%)
  • 21 to 25278 (16%)
  • 26 to 35266 (15%)
  • 36 to 45175 (10%)
  • 46 to 55115 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6592 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7574 (4.3%)
  • Over 7552 (3%)
  • Not recorded91 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,017 (59%)
  • Passenger453 (26%)
  • Pedestrian255 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,855 (74%)
  • Motorcycle230 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes161 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle140 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach64 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 32nd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 1988

The A21 had the most collisions in Bromley in 1988: 137, including 3 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21137172334
2ndA222127155130
3rdA21487101021
4thA22382102018
5thA2326990214
6thA2086880016
7thA2246286021
8thA2345465115
9thA233365108
10thB265313407
11thA2212242907
12thA213232506
13thB228182705
14thB230162506
15thB251141901
16thB263131410
17thA2015101102
18thB215871001
19thB2587902
20thA20226703

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 1988

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,213.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 1988

BR6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 1988: 236.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years