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Croydon road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,028 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 1984, and 2,492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 348 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (1,964), and casualties rose from 2,407.

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

Collisions in 1984
2,028
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
2,492
Up 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
17
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
348
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 1984

0.8% of collisions in Croydon in 1984 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal170.8%
  • Serious34817%
  • Slight1,66382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal200.8%
  • Serious38515%
  • Slight2,08784%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 2,028, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday266 (13%)
  • Tuesday297 (15%)
  • Wednesday282 (14%)
  • Thursday304 (15%)
  • Friday362 (18%)
  • Saturday289 (14%)
  • Sunday228 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5976 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59262 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59270 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59370 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59463 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59311 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59248 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January179 (8.8%)
  • February134 (6.6%)
  • March181 (8.9%)
  • April165 (8.1%)
  • May202 (10%)
  • June136 (6.7%)
  • July167 (8.2%)
  • August141 (7%)
  • September165 (8.1%)
  • October190 (9.4%)
  • November205 (10%)
  • December163 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,434 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit592 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (under 0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,554 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds330 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other16 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded52 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,382 (68%)
  • Wet or damp623 (31%)
  • Frost or ice22 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,953 (96%)
  • 40 mph67 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,775 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout40 (2%)
  • Not recorded68 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,044 (42%)
  • Pedestrian543 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist539 (22%)
  • Cyclist166 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant117 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant56 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 563 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1093 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15189 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20578 (23%)
  • 21 to 25366 (15%)
  • 26 to 35369 (15%)
  • 36 to 45223 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 55172 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 65153 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7582 (3.3%)
  • Over 7581 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded123 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,356 (54%)
  • Passenger593 (24%)
  • Pedestrian543 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,355 (67%)
  • Motorcycle567 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes179 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle171 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach137 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle33 (0.9%)
  • Minibus11 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Croydon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Croydon ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 13th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 1984

The A235 had the most collisions in Croydon in 1984: 266, including 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA235266311042
2ndA23232296434
3rdA212151185125
4thA215116135120
5thA23298126017
6thA22285104214
7thA20227596115
8thA2135362014
9thB266444507
10thA22405002
11thA236394317
12thB273394733
13thB2753748110
14thB269314008
15thA237222601
16thB2030212615
17thB271181902
18thB243172603
19thA214161802
20thB2032141502

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 1984

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 1,921.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 1984

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 1984: 930.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 1984, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years