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Bromley road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 700 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 2009, and 877 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2008 (683), and casualties rose from 865.

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

Collisions in 2009
700
Up 2% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
877
Up 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 2009

1.3% of collisions in Bromley in 2009 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious10715%
  • Slight58483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious11613%
  • Slight75086%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 700, up 2% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 700
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (13%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday117 (17%)
  • Thursday94 (13%)
  • Friday99 (14%)
  • Saturday108 (15%)
  • Sunday91 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8%)
  • February61 (8.7%)
  • March59 (8.4%)
  • April60 (8.6%)
  • May61 (8.7%)
  • June62 (8.9%)
  • July50 (7.1%)
  • August56 (8%)
  • September67 (9.6%)
  • October59 (8.4%)
  • November56 (8%)
  • December53 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight499 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit188 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds571 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry515 (74%)
  • Wet or damp160 (23%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.9%)
  • Snow12 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph693 (99%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway655 (94%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant534 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (12%)
  • Pedestrian104 (12%)
  • Cyclist63 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 109 (1%)
  • 11 to 1543 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20145 (17%)
  • 21 to 25105 (12%)
  • 26 to 35133 (15%)
  • 36 to 45137 (16%)
  • 46 to 55110 (13%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7547 (5.4%)
  • Over 7544 (5%)
  • Not recorded32 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider595 (68%)
  • Passenger178 (20%)
  • Pedestrian104 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car911 (74%)
  • Motorcycle112 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach55 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 62nd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bromley in 2009

Penge & Cator, Bromley, SE20 8JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bromley in 2009, with 64 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 2009

The A222 had the most collisions in Bromley in 2009: 63, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA222637819
2ndA21526514
3rdA214424916
4thA224364807
5thA232314109
6thA234283306
7thA213253103
8thA233253125
9thA208233312
10thA223232800
11thA2015111603
12thB251101803
13thB265101102
14thB22891001
15thB23091300
16thB26381102
17thA22127700
18thB22671201
19thA20224401
20thB21583400

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 2009

Bromley had 614 collisions in 2009.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 2009

BR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 2009: 113.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 2009, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years