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Bromley road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 709 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 2019, and 884 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2018 (740), and casualties fell from 900.

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

Collisions in 2019
709
Down 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
884
Down 2% on 2018
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 2019

0.8% of collisions in Bromley in 2019 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious9614%
  • Slight60786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious10011%
  • Slight77788%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 709, down 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 709
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (16%)
  • Tuesday97 (14%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday102 (14%)
  • Friday117 (17%)
  • Saturday92 (13%)
  • Sunday90 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.5%)
  • February53 (7.5%)
  • March57 (8%)
  • April51 (7.2%)
  • May54 (7.6%)
  • June57 (8%)
  • July63 (8.9%)
  • August59 (8.3%)
  • September64 (9%)
  • October62 (8.7%)
  • November62 (8.7%)
  • December74 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight501 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit183 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds535 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other44 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry499 (70%)
  • Wet or damp174 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph57 (8%)
  • 30 mph610 (86%)
  • 40 mph29 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway539 (76%)
  • Roundabout66 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded30 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant469 (53%)
  • Pedestrian146 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (13%)
  • Cyclist100 (11%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2082 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2591 (10%)
  • 26 to 35199 (23%)
  • 36 to 45135 (15%)
  • 46 to 55101 (11%)
  • 56 to 6583 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.3%)
  • Over 7546 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded41 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider578 (65%)
  • Passenger160 (18%)
  • Pedestrian146 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car939 (71%)
  • Motorcycle127 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 35th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bromley in 2019

Penge & Cator, Bromley, SE20 8JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bromley in 2019, with 55 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 2019

The A21 had the most collisions in Bromley in 2019: 53, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21537217
2ndA222475807
3rdA214374106
4thA234323804
5thA213273314
6thA232253306
7thA224242913
8thA233243303
9thA208212502
10thA223202513
11thA2015182601
12thB265161812
13thB251111900
14thA202281001
15thA22128901
16thB2637701
17thB2266601
18thB2306600
19thB2285501
20thB2584601

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 2019

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 632.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 2019

BR2 and BR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 2019, with 115 each.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2019.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years