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Bromley road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 900 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 2004, and 1,135 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2003 (887), and casualties rose from 1,103.

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

Collisions in 2004
900
Up 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,135
Up 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 2004

1.1% of collisions in Bromley in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious12914%
  • Slight76185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious14813%
  • Slight97786%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 900, up 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 900
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (16%)
  • Tuesday151 (17%)
  • Wednesday140 (16%)
  • Thursday133 (15%)
  • Friday137 (15%)
  • Saturday117 (13%)
  • Sunday77 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59135 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59161 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59190 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (9.9%)
  • February54 (6%)
  • March54 (6%)
  • April65 (7.2%)
  • May82 (9.1%)
  • June76 (8.4%)
  • July76 (8.4%)
  • August60 (6.7%)
  • September98 (11%)
  • October92 (10%)
  • November86 (9.6%)
  • December68 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight636 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit250 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds717 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (18%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry618 (69%)
  • Wet or damp269 (30%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph842 (94%)
  • 40 mph42 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway839 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant639 (56%)
  • Pedestrian149 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant95 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist61 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1022 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1559 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20162 (14%)
  • 21 to 25127 (11%)
  • 26 to 35199 (18%)
  • 36 to 45187 (16%)
  • 46 to 55114 (10%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.3%)
  • Over 7559 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded74 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider715 (63%)
  • Passenger271 (24%)
  • Pedestrian149 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,174 (73%)
  • Motorcycle150 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach98 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bromley ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 56th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bromley in 2004

Beckenham Town & Copers Cope, Bromley, BR3 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bromley in 2004, with 64 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 2004

The A21 had the most collisions in Bromley in 2004: 83, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2183103010
2ndA222669019
3rdA224527027
4thA232476527
5thA214455716
6thA233456209
7thA208384306
8thA234313804
9thA2015293303
10thA223283104
11thA213222903
12thB265222702
13thA2212172200
14thB228121202
15thB251121503
16thB230101102
17thB26391201
18thA20225902
19thA202300
20thB2262201

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 2004

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 794.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 2004

BR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 2004: 183.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 2004, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years