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Bromley road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 599 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 2023, and 717 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2022 (633), and casualties fell from 749.

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

Collisions in 2023
599
Down 5% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
717
Down 4% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 2023

0.7% of collisions in Bromley in 2023 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious11619%
  • Slight47980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious11917%
  • Slight59483%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 599, down 5% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 599
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (12%)
  • Tuesday84 (14%)
  • Wednesday95 (16%)
  • Thursday87 (15%)
  • Friday84 (14%)
  • Saturday103 (17%)
  • Sunday75 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.2%)
  • February36 (6%)
  • March61 (10%)
  • April39 (6.5%)
  • May39 (6.5%)
  • June68 (11%)
  • July55 (9.2%)
  • August50 (8.3%)
  • September39 (6.5%)
  • October55 (9.2%)
  • November62 (10%)
  • December46 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight427 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds450 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded33 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry423 (71%)
  • Wet or damp149 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph74 (12%)
  • 30 mph487 (81%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway439 (73%)
  • Roundabout48 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded37 (6.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (19%)
  • Pedestrian121 (17%)
  • Cyclist69 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2066 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2574 (10%)
  • 26 to 35147 (21%)
  • 36 to 45112 (16%)
  • 46 to 5594 (13%)
  • 56 to 6567 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.2%)
  • Over 7542 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (68%)
  • Pedestrian121 (17%)
  • Passenger108 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car732 (67%)
  • Motorcycle146 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 40th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bromley in 2023

Penge & Cator, Bromley, SE20 8JJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bromley in 2023, with 36 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 2023

The A21 had the most collisions in Bromley in 2023: 43, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA214351012
2ndA222404517
3rdA214394706
4thA232324016
5thA208263506
6thA234232303
7thA224192223
8thA213182102
9thA223172103
10thB265172103
11thA233142403
12thA2212131600
13thB251131903
14thA201591003
15thB2308903
16thB2637900
17thB2285700
18thB21584401
19thA20222200
20thA2122200

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 2023

Bromley had 534 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 2023

BR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 2023: 99.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years