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Bromley road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 558 road traffic collisions in Bromley in 2024, and 655 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2023 (599), and casualties fell from 717.

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

Collisions in 2024
558
Down 7% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
655
Down 9% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromley in 2024

0.2% of collisions in Bromley in 2024 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 17% in Bromley from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious8215%
  • Slight47585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious8313%
  • Slight57187%

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,737 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 558, down 7% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 558
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (15%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday93 (17%)
  • Thursday96 (17%)
  • Friday71 (13%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.6%)
  • February42 (7.5%)
  • March41 (7.3%)
  • April40 (7.2%)
  • May43 (7.7%)
  • June43 (7.7%)
  • July37 (6.6%)
  • August41 (7.3%)
  • September49 (8.8%)
  • October61 (11%)
  • November54 (9.7%)
  • December59 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight386 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded40 (7.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry387 (69%)
  • Wet or damp136 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded32 (5.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph70 (13%)
  • 30 mph444 (80%)
  • 40 mph35 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway412 (74%)
  • Roundabout45 (8.1%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded40 (7.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromley in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (42%)
  • Pedestrian126 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (19%)
  • Cyclist68 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2053 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2563 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35162 (25%)
  • 36 to 45105 (16%)
  • 46 to 5576 (12%)
  • 56 to 6562 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5%)
  • Over 7527 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (64%)
  • Pedestrian126 (19%)
  • Passenger110 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car685 (68%)
  • Motorcycle137 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach32 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromley in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromley had the 45th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Bromley in 2024

Beckenham Town & Copers Cope, Bromley, BR3 1EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bromley in 2024, with 38 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Bromley with the most crashes in 2024

The A21 and A222 had the most collisions in Bromley in 2024, with 39 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromley, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21394104
2ndA222394905
3rdA214303206
4thA232293405
5thA224273205
6thA213242606
7thA208172100
8thA233162011
9thA2015151502
10thA234151503
11thA223121302
12thA22129902
13thA2071000
14thB2657700
15thA20226801
16thB2286601
17thB2516801
18thB21585500
19thA2123301
20thB2262200

Towns in Bromley: crashes in 2024

Bromley itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 507.

Postcode districts in Bromley: crashes in 2024

BR6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromley in 2024: 95.

Latest crashes in Bromley in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromley in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Bromley road accidents in other years