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Bromley road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 740 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 2018, and 900 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2017 (828), and casualties fell from 1,023.

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

Collisions in 2018
740
Down 11% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
900
Down 12% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 2018

0.4% of collisions in Bromley in 2018 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious10714%
  • Slight63085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious10912%
  • Slight78888%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 740, down 11% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 740
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (12%)
  • Tuesday106 (14%)
  • Wednesday117 (16%)
  • Thursday118 (16%)
  • Friday123 (17%)
  • Saturday114 (15%)
  • Sunday75 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.3%)
  • February51 (6.9%)
  • March52 (7%)
  • April46 (6.2%)
  • May60 (8.1%)
  • June70 (9.5%)
  • July69 (9.3%)
  • August51 (6.9%)
  • September68 (9.2%)
  • October66 (8.9%)
  • November84 (11%)
  • December69 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight536 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds591 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other30 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry553 (75%)
  • Wet or damp157 (21%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.1%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph37 (5%)
  • 30 mph659 (89%)
  • 40 mph32 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway591 (80%)
  • Roundabout57 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded21 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant447 (50%)
  • Pedestrian148 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (15%)
  • Cyclist87 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2093 (10%)
  • 21 to 2577 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 35192 (21%)
  • 36 to 45161 (18%)
  • 46 to 55129 (14%)
  • 56 to 6577 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.7%)
  • Over 7548 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider595 (66%)
  • Passenger157 (17%)
  • Pedestrian148 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car916 (68%)
  • Motorcycle148 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bromley ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 36th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bromley in 2018

Penge & Cator, Bromley, SE20 8JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bromley in 2018, with 61 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 2018

The A21 had the most collisions in Bromley in 2018: 54, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21546605
2ndA2144553011
3rdA232354208
4thA208334107
5thA224314104
6thA222293405
7thA234262814
8thA223212201
9thA233202703
10thA213192213
11thA2015172401
12thB265151803
13thA2212111400
14thB251111700
15thB2309903
16thB2286800
17thA20224400
18thB22123301
19thB2583601
20thB2633300

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 2018

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 660.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 2018

BR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 2018: 114.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 2018, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years