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Bromley road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 792 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 2015, and 943 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2014 (743), and casualties rose from 868.

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

Collisions in 2015
792
Up 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
943
Up 9% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
8.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 2015

0.9% of collisions in Bromley in 2015 were fatal and 8.1% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious648.1%
  • Slight72191%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious707.4%
  • Slight86692%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 792, up 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 792
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (15%)
  • Tuesday124 (16%)
  • Wednesday121 (15%)
  • Thursday133 (17%)
  • Friday122 (15%)
  • Saturday104 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59139 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59187 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.4%)
  • February69 (8.7%)
  • March70 (8.8%)
  • April58 (7.3%)
  • May58 (7.3%)
  • June70 (8.8%)
  • July81 (10%)
  • August63 (8%)
  • September74 (9.3%)
  • October64 (8.1%)
  • November70 (8.8%)
  • December56 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight670 (85%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds752 (95%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry729 (92%)
  • Wet or damp60 (7.6%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph787 (99%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway719 (91%)
  • Roundabout60 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (1.5%)
  • 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 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant507 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (14%)
  • Pedestrian131 (14%)
  • Cyclist106 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3%)
  • 16 to 20108 (11%)
  • 21 to 25110 (12%)
  • 26 to 35171 (18%)
  • 36 to 45132 (14%)
  • 46 to 55151 (16%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.2%)
  • Over 7539 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded74 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider661 (70%)
  • Passenger151 (16%)
  • Pedestrian131 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,044 (73%)
  • Motorcycle139 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach55 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 39th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bromley in 2015

Penge & Cator, Bromley, SE20 8JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bromley in 2015, with 52 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 2015

The A222 had the most collisions in Bromley in 2015: 63, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA222637610
2ndA21556306
3rdA214536906
4thA224536804
5thA232465705
6thA234363901
7thA208303812
8thA223222601
9thA213212411
10thA233212501
11thB251151601
12thA2015141902
13thB265131502
14thA2212101410
15thB22861001
16thB2636600
17thB21584500
18thB2264400
19thA20223300
20thA2123300

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 2015

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 720.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 2015

BR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 2015: 130.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years