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Bromley road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,241 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 1997, and 1,520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 249 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1996 (1,170), and casualties rose from 1,431.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,241
Up 6% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,520
Up 6% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
249
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 1997

0.6% of collisions in Bromley in 1997 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious24920%
  • Slight98479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious29519%
  • Slight1,21580%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,241, up 6% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997: 1,241
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday196 (16%)
  • Tuesday192 (15%)
  • Wednesday212 (17%)
  • Thursday155 (12%)
  • Friday206 (17%)
  • Saturday169 (14%)
  • Sunday111 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59167 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59196 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59210 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59306 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59222 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (7.5%)
  • February99 (8%)
  • March91 (7.3%)
  • April95 (7.7%)
  • May110 (8.9%)
  • June108 (8.7%)
  • July92 (7.4%)
  • August97 (7.8%)
  • September115 (9.3%)
  • October131 (11%)
  • November100 (8.1%)
  • December110 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight903 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit325 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,041 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds148 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry911 (73%)
  • Wet or damp313 (25%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.9%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,143 (92%)
  • 40 mph58 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph23 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,137 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout36 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant840 (55%)
  • Pedestrian250 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (12%)
  • Cyclist117 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1073 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 15109 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20244 (16%)
  • 21 to 25164 (11%)
  • 26 to 35286 (19%)
  • 36 to 45170 (11%)
  • 46 to 55139 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6596 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7563 (4.1%)
  • Over 7573 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded74 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider925 (61%)
  • Passenger345 (23%)
  • Pedestrian250 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,550 (74%)
  • Motorcycle188 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach94 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Bromley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bromley ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 38th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 1997

The A222 had the most collisions in Bromley in 1997: 131, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA222131158121
2ndA21107141119
3rdA2147693017
4thA2327089115
5thA2245467111
6thA2345368010
7thA2085259014
8thA233486709
9thA223394303
10thA213364504
11thA2212242605
12thA2015192616
13thB265181804
14thB228161902
15thB251111404
16thB263111202
17thA2022101203
18thA2123300
19thB2263301
20thB22122300

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 1997

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 1,099.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 1997

BR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 1997: 212.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 1997, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years