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Bromley road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,444 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 1989, and 1,779 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 266 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1988 (1,388), and casualties rose from 1,725.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,444
Up 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,779
Up 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
18
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
266
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 1989

1.2% of collisions in Bromley in 1989 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.2%
  • Serious26618%
  • Slight1,16080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181%
  • Serious29517%
  • Slight1,46682%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,444, up 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday196 (14%)
  • Tuesday202 (14%)
  • Wednesday215 (15%)
  • Thursday234 (16%)
  • Friday218 (15%)
  • Saturday222 (15%)
  • Sunday157 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59191 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59201 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59233 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59339 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59229 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59177 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January133 (9.2%)
  • February116 (8%)
  • March105 (7.3%)
  • April138 (9.6%)
  • May125 (8.7%)
  • June132 (9.1%)
  • July100 (6.9%)
  • August114 (7.9%)
  • September107 (7.4%)
  • October141 (9.8%)
  • November136 (9.4%)
  • December97 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,030 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit397 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,208 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds181 (13%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,095 (76%)
  • Wet or damp322 (22%)
  • Frost or ice24 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,296 (90%)
  • 40 mph95 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph38 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,310 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout43 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,013 (57%)
  • Pedestrian254 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist227 (13%)
  • Cyclist152 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant54 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2%)
  • 6 to 1057 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 15126 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20400 (22%)
  • 21 to 25283 (16%)
  • 26 to 35279 (16%)
  • 36 to 45170 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 55129 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6587 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7563 (3.5%)
  • Over 7561 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded89 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,071 (60%)
  • Passenger454 (26%)
  • Pedestrian254 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,858 (74%)
  • Motorcycle223 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle155 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes151 (6%)
  • Bus or coach85 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 32nd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 1989

The A222 had the most collisions in Bromley in 1989: 128, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA222128155323
2ndA21115139319
3rdA2148388114
4thA22479102112
5thA23277103116
6thA2087588210
7thA234597308
8thA2235466011
9thA2333751010
10thB265293403
11thA213252913
12thA2212202206
13thB251171903
14thB263161912
15thA2015131503
16thB264121403
17thA202281100
18thB2288901
19thB23081102
20thB2587800

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 1989

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,277.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 1989

BR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 1989: 215.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years