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Bromley road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 633 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 2022, and 749 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2021 (644), and casualties fell from 770.

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

Collisions in 2022
633
Down 2% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
749
Down 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 2022

0.6% of collisions in Bromley in 2022 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious9315%
  • Slight53685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious9813%
  • Slight64686%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 633, down 2% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 633
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (14%)
  • Wednesday106 (17%)
  • Thursday76 (12%)
  • Friday94 (15%)
  • Saturday111 (18%)
  • Sunday68 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (8.4%)
  • February42 (6.6%)
  • March54 (8.5%)
  • April43 (6.8%)
  • May54 (8.5%)
  • June69 (11%)
  • July54 (8.5%)
  • August46 (7.3%)
  • September61 (9.6%)
  • October59 (9.3%)
  • November47 (7.4%)
  • December51 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit162 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds502 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other42 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry494 (78%)
  • Wet or damp115 (18%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph83 (13%)
  • 30 mph508 (80%)
  • 40 mph30 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway471 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout46 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant355 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (16%)
  • Pedestrian112 (15%)
  • Cyclist97 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2061 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2575 (10%)
  • 26 to 35151 (20%)
  • 36 to 45154 (21%)
  • 46 to 5588 (12%)
  • 56 to 6568 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.6%)
  • Over 7535 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded30 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (68%)
  • Passenger128 (17%)
  • Pedestrian112 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car785 (67%)
  • Motorcycle131 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach40 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 40th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bromley in 2022

Penge & Cator, Bromley, SE20 8JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bromley in 2022, with 51 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 2022

The A222 had the most collisions in Bromley in 2022: 47, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2224753010
2ndA214404907
3rdA21374617
4thA232334205
5thA224294013
6thA234262704
7thA213232805
8thA233192602
9thA208182103
10thA2015162101
11thA2212141705
12thB265141404
13thA2239902
14thB25181301
15thB2307701
16thB2285500
17thA20224700
18thA2123300
19thB21583400
20thA202200

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 2022

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 573.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 2022

BR3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 2022: 100.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years