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Bromley road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,176 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 1998, and 1,444 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 210 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1997 (1,241), and casualties fell from 1,520.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,176
Down 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,444
Down 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
210
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 1998

0.9% of collisions in Bromley in 1998 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious21018%
  • Slight95681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious23917%
  • Slight1,19583%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,176, down 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 1,176
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday171 (15%)
  • Tuesday170 (14%)
  • Wednesday188 (16%)
  • Thursday190 (16%)
  • Friday178 (15%)
  • Saturday161 (14%)
  • Sunday118 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59193 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59181 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59197 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59281 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (8.8%)
  • February87 (7.4%)
  • March105 (8.9%)
  • April77 (6.5%)
  • May96 (8.2%)
  • June100 (8.5%)
  • July86 (7.3%)
  • August99 (8.4%)
  • September111 (9.4%)
  • October124 (11%)
  • November103 (8.8%)
  • December85 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight866 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit289 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds950 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds177 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry795 (68%)
  • Wet or damp354 (30%)
  • Frost or ice23 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,067 (91%)
  • 40 mph58 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph30 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,076 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout36 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant839 (58%)
  • Pedestrian200 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist181 (13%)
  • Cyclist106 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant42 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1062 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15100 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20194 (13%)
  • 21 to 25164 (11%)
  • 26 to 35303 (21%)
  • 36 to 45191 (13%)
  • 46 to 55128 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6591 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7561 (4.2%)
  • Over 7557 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded56 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider906 (63%)
  • Passenger338 (23%)
  • Pedestrian200 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,519 (75%)
  • Motorcycle184 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach87 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 43rd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 1998

The A222 had the most collisions in Bromley in 1998: 102, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA222102127116
2ndA2197129316
3rdA2086479012
4thA2145967013
5thA232587708
6thA224536406
7thA2344656011
8thA2333950112
9thA223354806
10thA213334116
11thA2212303906
12thB265283314
13thA2015242706
14thB228172202
15thB251171902
16thB258111311
17thB226101101
18thB230101002
19thA20224602
20thA2124400

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 1998

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,056.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 1998

BR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 1998: 188.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years