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Bromley road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,106 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 2002, and 1,386 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 190 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2001 (1,022), and casualties rose from 1,252.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,106
Up 8% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,386
Up 11% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
190
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 2002

0.8% of collisions in Bromley in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious19017%
  • Slight90782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious21516%
  • Slight1,16284%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,106, up 8% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002: 1,106
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (13%)
  • Tuesday181 (16%)
  • Wednesday159 (14%)
  • Thursday140 (13%)
  • Friday192 (17%)
  • Saturday161 (15%)
  • Sunday134 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59156 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59209 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59244 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59115 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (8%)
  • February78 (7.1%)
  • March89 (8%)
  • April91 (8.2%)
  • May92 (8.3%)
  • June95 (8.6%)
  • July98 (8.9%)
  • August76 (6.9%)
  • September86 (7.8%)
  • October110 (9.9%)
  • November117 (11%)
  • December86 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight757 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit328 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds852 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds230 (21%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry730 (66%)
  • Wet or damp367 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,030 (93%)
  • 40 mph51 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,023 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant794 (57%)
  • Pedestrian203 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist185 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant83 (6%)
  • Cyclist58 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant47 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1595 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20198 (14%)
  • 21 to 25139 (10%)
  • 26 to 35248 (18%)
  • 36 to 45219 (16%)
  • 46 to 55139 (10%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7563 (4.5%)
  • Over 7570 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded78 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider831 (60%)
  • Passenger352 (25%)
  • Pedestrian203 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,429 (73%)
  • Motorcycle196 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes133 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach114 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bromley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bromley ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 46th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bromley in 2002

Bromley Town, Bromley, BR1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bromley in 2002, with 74 collisions, 16 of them serious.

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 2002

The A21 had the most collisions in Bromley in 2002: 91, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2191116019
2ndA22289106218
3rdA2326890015
4thA2146375010
5thA2335481110
6thA224456005
7thA223394903
8thA234374418
9thA208313306
10thA213222403
11thB251222906
12thB265202704
13thA2015181801
14thB228172302
15thA2212151703
16thB2269902
17thB23091101
18thA202281221
19thA207711
20thB21584400

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 2002

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 971.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 2002

BR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 2002: 197.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years