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Bromley road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 644 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 2021, and 770 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2020 (551), and casualties rose from 654.

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

Collisions in 2021
644
Up 17% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
770
Up 18% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 2021

0.3% of collisions in Bromley in 2021 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious10616%
  • Slight53683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious10914%
  • Slight65986%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 644, up 17% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 644
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (12%)
  • Thursday112 (17%)
  • Friday109 (17%)
  • Saturday95 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (5.6%)
  • February31 (4.8%)
  • March38 (5.9%)
  • April66 (10%)
  • May63 (9.8%)
  • June53 (8.2%)
  • July71 (11%)
  • August46 (7.1%)
  • September65 (10%)
  • October46 (7.1%)
  • November72 (11%)
  • December57 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight479 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit144 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other40 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry487 (76%)
  • Wet or damp142 (22%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph73 (11%)
  • 30 mph529 (82%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway474 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout47 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (7%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (19%)
  • Pedestrian105 (14%)
  • Cyclist100 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2062 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2579 (10%)
  • 26 to 35181 (24%)
  • 36 to 45135 (18%)
  • 46 to 55108 (14%)
  • 56 to 6562 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.4%)
  • Over 7531 (4%)
  • Not recorded23 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider546 (71%)
  • Passenger119 (15%)
  • Pedestrian105 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car823 (68%)
  • Motorcycle149 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 33rd most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Bromley in 2021

Penge & Cator, Bromley, SE20 8JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bromley in 2021, with 40 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 2021

The A21 had the most collisions in Bromley in 2021: 56, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA215670111
2ndA214414308
3rdA222404703
4thA224344804
5thA208253104
6thA232202105
7thA234192202
8thA213182002
9thB265171905
10thA233162004
11thA2015151901
12thA223151601
13thA2212111301
14thA212101301
15thB2518800
16thB2287801
17thA2061003
18thB2306701
19thB2635601
20thA20224500

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 2021

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 571.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 2021

BR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 2021: 113.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 2021, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years