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Croydon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 62,402 road traffic collisions in Croydon from 1979 to 2025, and 76,046 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 487 were fatal and 9,462 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 937 collisions, level with 2024 (933), and casualties rose from 1,047 to 1,067.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
62,402
18th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76,046
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
487
0.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
937
Level with 2024

Crash severity in Croydon

0.8% of collisions in Croydon from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4870.8%
  • Serious9,46215%
  • Slight52,45384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5070.7%
  • Serious10,35414%
  • Slight65,18586%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. In 2025 there were 937, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 937
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259371,067
20249331,047
20231,1031,258
20229221,093
20219651,106
20208921,085
20199551,129
20188911,049
20179351,153
20169001,102
20158961,047
20149781,114
20138891,092
20129521,140
20119661,231
20109161,122
20099051,142
20089331,129
20079331,145
20069871,213
20051,1411,412
20041,1511,394
20031,1451,482
20021,2301,573
20011,2931,667
20001,4161,859
19991,5591,922
19981,4931,860
19971,5431,947
19961,5281,866
19951,4801,852
19941,5621,865
19931,4621,751
19921,4181,724
19911,5611,882
19901,6732,003
19891,8782,280
19881,7572,080
19871,7672,119
19861,8312,193
19851,8102,248
19842,0282,492
19831,9642,407
19822,0972,566
19811,8842,251
19801,9112,379
19792,0322,508

When and where crashes happen in Croydon

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8,794 (14%)
  • Tuesday9,126 (15%)
  • Wednesday9,251 (15%)
  • Thursday9,492 (15%)
  • Friday10,231 (16%)
  • Saturday8,676 (14%)
  • Sunday6,832 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,424 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,163 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598,096 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598,507 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5910,586 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5914,497 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910,413 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596,716 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January4,985 (8%)
  • February4,423 (7.1%)
  • March5,243 (8.4%)
  • April4,850 (7.8%)
  • May5,264 (8.4%)
  • June5,189 (8.3%)
  • July5,335 (8.5%)
  • August4,823 (7.7%)
  • September5,373 (8.6%)
  • October5,926 (9.5%)
  • November5,758 (9.2%)
  • December5,233 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight43,561 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17,757 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown513 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit379 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting191 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds45,393 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds8,632 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds517 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds459 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds293 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist195 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds27 (under 0.1%)
  • Other5,609 (9%)
  • Not recorded1,277 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry45,386 (73%)
  • Wet or damp15,564 (25%)
  • Frost or ice551 (0.9%)
  • Snow352 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep32 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel12 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded505 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph2,436 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph57,884 (93%)
  • 40 mph1,830 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph53 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph176 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph19 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway48,731 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway4,046 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout2,379 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1,919 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5,327 (8.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Croydon

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant36,834 (48%)
  • Pedestrian14,825 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist12,599 (17%)
  • Cyclist5,462 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3,507 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant1,700 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant401 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant262 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)191 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant130 (0.2%)
  • Other60 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded75 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,693 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 102,839 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 154,534 (6%)
  • 16 to 2012,017 (16%)
  • 21 to 2510,074 (13%)
  • 26 to 3515,066 (20%)
  • 36 to 459,937 (13%)
  • 46 to 556,733 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 654,347 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 752,588 (3.4%)
  • Over 752,127 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4,091 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider44,005 (58%)
  • Passenger17,216 (23%)
  • Pedestrian14,825 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car77,442 (70%)
  • Motorcycle13,408 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5,745 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle5,591 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach4,413 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,403 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car754 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle719 (0.7%)
  • Minibus204 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)99 (0.1%)
  • Other96 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Croydon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Croydon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Croydon ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 18th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 83rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
15thWiltshire68,70198,5761,71614,125
16thBarnet65,65380,5225748,789
17thSouthwark62,64872,3654249,594
18thCroydon (this area)62,40276,0464879,462
19thEaling60,82373,7115568,499
20thCheshire East60,75184,3951,13710,789
21stBristol59,61371,8277028,684

Accident hotspots in Croydon

Fairfield, Croydon, CR9 1SS area is the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon, with 2,287 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 15 of them fatal.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon from 1979 to 2025: 8,091, including 69 fatal and 1,221 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA238,09110,004691,221
2ndA2355,9466,94135844
3rdA2124,6305,72539713
4thA2323,1413,87428487
5thA2153,0213,61729495
6thA2222,6023,13326386
7thA20222,2212,82915354
8thA2131,8042,1239270
9thA2361,7162,10620262
10thB2661,6661,9269232
11thB2751,0991,33113158
12thA221,0161,2819137
13thB2731,0121,23312184
14thB2698841,0965144
15thB2436648065100
16thA2376508243110
17thB203064982718132
18thA2146417406104
19thB271383459145
20thB2032313391247

Towns in Croydon

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 53,661.

Postcode districts in Croydon

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon from 1979 to 2025: 25,736.

Latest crashes in Croydon

Of the latest 24 crashes in Croydon, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity