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Bromley road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 828 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 2017, and 1,023 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2016 (761), and casualties rose from 923.

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

Collisions in 2017
828
Up 9% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,023
Up 11% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 2017

0.2% of collisions in Bromley in 2017 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious10212%
  • Slight72487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious10510%
  • Slight91690%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 828, up 9% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 828
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (12%)
  • Tuesday132 (16%)
  • Wednesday122 (15%)
  • Thursday125 (15%)
  • Friday141 (17%)
  • Saturday110 (13%)
  • Sunday97 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59201 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (9.4%)
  • February80 (9.7%)
  • March76 (9.2%)
  • April56 (6.8%)
  • May70 (8.5%)
  • June73 (8.8%)
  • July50 (6%)
  • August59 (7.1%)
  • September74 (8.9%)
  • October71 (8.6%)
  • November81 (9.8%)
  • December60 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight577 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit226 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds648 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry595 (72%)
  • Wet or damp187 (23%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded33 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph29 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph756 (91%)
  • 40 mph33 (4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway639 (77%)
  • Roundabout70 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (4%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant517 (51%)
  • Pedestrian188 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (13%)
  • Cyclist100 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1549 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20120 (12%)
  • 21 to 25109 (11%)
  • 26 to 35199 (19%)
  • 36 to 45132 (13%)
  • 46 to 55146 (14%)
  • 56 to 6590 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7564 (6.3%)
  • Over 7561 (6%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider640 (63%)
  • Passenger195 (19%)
  • Pedestrian188 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,039 (71%)
  • Motorcycle142 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach58 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 34th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bromley in 2017

Bromley Town, Bromley, BR1 1DD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bromley in 2017, with 50 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 2017

The A222 had the most collisions in Bromley in 2017: 66, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA222668908
2ndA2145160011
3rdA21476005
4thA224446405
5thA232375005
6thA233293613
7thA208283003
8thA234263104
9thA223202802
10thA213172002
11thB265172003
12thA2015151701
13thA2212152001
14thB228151802
15thB251121500
16thB230111701
17thB26371200
18thA20226704
19thB2266602
20thB21585500

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 2017

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 742.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 2017

BR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 2017: 132.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years