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Bromley road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 761 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 2016, and 923 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2015 (792), and casualties fell from 943.

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

Collisions in 2016
761
Down 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
923
Down 2% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 2016

0.4% of collisions in Bromley in 2016 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious8011%
  • Slight67889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious889.5%
  • Slight83190%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 761, down 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 761
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (15%)
  • Tuesday110 (14%)
  • Wednesday125 (16%)
  • Thursday123 (16%)
  • Friday120 (16%)
  • Saturday93 (12%)
  • Sunday79 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7.9%)
  • February65 (8.5%)
  • March47 (6.2%)
  • April63 (8.3%)
  • May88 (12%)
  • June57 (7.5%)
  • July66 (8.7%)
  • August60 (7.9%)
  • September52 (6.8%)
  • October60 (7.9%)
  • November74 (9.7%)
  • December69 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight587 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds668 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (7.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry617 (81%)
  • Wet or damp121 (16%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph732 (96%)
  • 40 mph15 (2%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway677 (89%)
  • Roundabout50 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant527 (57%)
  • Pedestrian124 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (12%)
  • Cyclist96 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2086 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 25111 (12%)
  • 26 to 35176 (19%)
  • 36 to 45133 (14%)
  • 46 to 55142 (15%)
  • 56 to 6564 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.2%)
  • Over 7550 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded48 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider641 (69%)
  • Passenger158 (17%)
  • Pedestrian124 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,012 (74%)
  • Motorcycle117 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4%)
  • Bus or coach41 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 43rd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bromley in 2016

Beckenham Town & Copers Cope, Bromley, BR3 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bromley in 2016, with 41 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 2016

The A222 had the most collisions in Bromley in 2016: 61, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA222617709
2ndA21596906
3rdA214394803
4thA232344801
5thA224334705
6thA234303404
7thA208263503
8thA223262604
9thA233243104
10thA213233213
11thB251182201
12thB265171811
13thA2212141500
14thA2015111301
15thB22871400
16thB2307801
17thA20226600
18thB2634400
19thB22123301
20thB2583400

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 2016

Bromley had 673 collisions in 2016.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 2016

BR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 2016: 132.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years