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Bromley road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 674 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 2012, and 821 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2011 (700), and casualties fell from 870.

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

Collisions in 2012
674
Down 4% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
821
Down 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 2012

1% of collisions in Bromley in 2012 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious7812%
  • Slight58987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious8310%
  • Slight73189%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 674, down 4% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 674
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (15%)
  • Tuesday114 (17%)
  • Wednesday105 (16%)
  • Thursday94 (14%)
  • Friday112 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (13%)
  • Sunday63 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.2%)
  • February47 (7%)
  • March60 (8.9%)
  • April60 (8.9%)
  • May56 (8.3%)
  • June57 (8.5%)
  • July61 (9.1%)
  • August51 (7.6%)
  • September66 (9.8%)
  • October55 (8.2%)
  • November63 (9.3%)
  • December43 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight514 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit150 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds547 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry472 (70%)
  • Wet or damp184 (27%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph667 (99%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway622 (92%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant442 (54%)
  • Pedestrian129 (16%)
  • Cyclist83 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2083 (10%)
  • 21 to 25107 (13%)
  • 26 to 35147 (18%)
  • 36 to 45111 (14%)
  • 46 to 55112 (14%)
  • 56 to 6560 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.1%)
  • Over 7552 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded58 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider526 (64%)
  • Passenger166 (20%)
  • Pedestrian129 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car884 (73%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle77 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach60 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 51st most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bromley in 2012

Penge & Cator, Bromley, SE20 8JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bromley in 2012, with 45 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 2012

The A21 had the most collisions in Bromley in 2012: 61, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21617916
2ndA222516606
3rdA214445417
4thA224404905
5thA232334004
6thA234313513
7thA208252703
8thA233192701
9thA223182002
10thB251151700
11thA2015141803
12thA213141701
13thB228101000
14thB2658901
15thA22127802
16thB2267702
17thA20224400
18thA2124400
19thB21584500
20thB22123300

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 2012

Bromley had 605 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 2012

BR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 2012: 114.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 2012, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years