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Bromley road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 683 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 2008, and 865 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2007 (676), and casualties fell from 900.

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

Collisions in 2008
683
Up 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
865
Down 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
13
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 2008

1.9% of collisions in Bromley in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious10415%
  • Slight56683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious12615%
  • Slight72584%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 683, up 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 683
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (12%)
  • Tuesday107 (16%)
  • Wednesday113 (17%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday109 (16%)
  • Saturday88 (13%)
  • Sunday84 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.3%)
  • February48 (7%)
  • March40 (5.9%)
  • April51 (7.5%)
  • May63 (9.2%)
  • June58 (8.5%)
  • July51 (7.5%)
  • August57 (8.3%)
  • September73 (11%)
  • October77 (11%)
  • November67 (9.8%)
  • December48 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight483 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds548 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry479 (70%)
  • Wet or damp194 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph668 (98%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway622 (91%)
  • Roundabout40 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant498 (58%)
  • Pedestrian128 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (12%)
  • Cyclist67 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (5%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20142 (16%)
  • 21 to 2597 (11%)
  • 26 to 35152 (18%)
  • 36 to 45129 (15%)
  • 46 to 5595 (11%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.6%)
  • Over 7539 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded44 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider564 (65%)
  • Passenger173 (20%)
  • Pedestrian128 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car882 (73%)
  • Motorcycle116 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach59 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 72nd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bromley in 2008

Bromley Town, Bromley, BR1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bromley in 2008, with 44 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 2008

The A214 had the most collisions in Bromley in 2008: 56, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2145675118
2ndA222536518
3rdA21435303
4thA232405215
5thA224374808
6thA208243302
7thA234212405
8thA213192301
9thA223192101
10thA233182602
11thA2212172205
12thB265172612
13thA2015151512
14thB251141803
15thB2287900
16thB2637703
17thB2305600
18thA204710
19thB22123400
20thB2583401

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 2008

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 598.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 2008

BR2 and BR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 2008, with 107 each.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years