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Croydon road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,097 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 1982, and 2,566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 312 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1981 (1,884), and casualties rose from 2,251.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 62,402 collisions in Croydon.

Collisions in 1982
2,097
Up 11% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
2,566
Up 14% on 1981
Fatal collisions
18
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
312
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 1982

0.9% of collisions in Croydon in 1982 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal180.9%
  • Serious31215%
  • Slight1,76784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal180.7%
  • Serious33413%
  • Slight2,21486%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 2,097, up 11% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 in 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday279 (13%)
  • Tuesday289 (14%)
  • Wednesday286 (14%)
  • Thursday307 (15%)
  • Friday397 (19%)
  • Saturday303 (14%)
  • Sunday236 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5988 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59265 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59285 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59337 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59481 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59311 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59302 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January146 (7%)
  • February124 (5.9%)
  • March201 (9.6%)
  • April152 (7.2%)
  • May158 (7.5%)
  • June182 (8.7%)
  • July179 (8.5%)
  • August174 (8.3%)
  • September173 (8.2%)
  • October218 (10%)
  • November221 (11%)
  • December169 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,437 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit655 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,629 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds328 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,420 (68%)
  • Wet or damp613 (29%)
  • Frost or ice42 (2%)
  • Snow22 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,992 (95%)
  • 40 mph97 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,839 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout50 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded44 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,072 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist597 (23%)
  • Pedestrian501 (20%)
  • Cyclist209 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant108 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant55 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (2%)
  • 6 to 10101 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 15199 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20678 (26%)
  • 21 to 25316 (12%)
  • 26 to 35425 (17%)
  • 36 to 45268 (10%)
  • 46 to 55191 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65143 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7596 (3.7%)
  • Over 7548 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded49 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,472 (57%)
  • Passenger593 (23%)
  • Pedestrian501 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,400 (65%)
  • Motorcycle648 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle215 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes172 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach134 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle23 (0.6%)
  • Minibus10 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Croydon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Croydon ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 11th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
11th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
85th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 1982

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 1982: 265, including 1 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23265332139
2ndA235240278130
3rdA212139168124
4thA232109132114
5thA21597114212
6thA22282105016
7thA20227510008
8thA236485623
9thB266455118
10thA213446009
11thB273414709
12thB275374904
13thA22344705
14thB269344003
15thB2030314026
16thB243283417
17thA214172305
18thA237131401
19thB2032121401
20thB276121400

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 1982

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 1,934.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 1982

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 1982: 918.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 1982, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years