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Croydon road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,757 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 1988, and 2,080 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 360 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1987 (1,767), and casualties fell from 2,119.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,757
Down 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
2,080
Down 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
360
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 1988

0.7% of collisions in Croydon in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.7%
  • Serious36020%
  • Slight1,38579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.6%
  • Serious38619%
  • Slight1,68281%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,757, down 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday276 (16%)
  • Tuesday235 (13%)
  • Wednesday255 (15%)
  • Thursday270 (15%)
  • Friday284 (16%)
  • Saturday251 (14%)
  • Sunday186 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5974 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59234 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59249 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59300 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59373 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59294 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59203 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January139 (7.9%)
  • February126 (7.2%)
  • March174 (9.9%)
  • April120 (6.8%)
  • May152 (8.7%)
  • June125 (7.1%)
  • July178 (10%)
  • August120 (6.8%)
  • September159 (9%)
  • October155 (8.8%)
  • November162 (9.2%)
  • December147 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,229 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit525 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,434 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds264 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,243 (71%)
  • Wet or damp499 (28%)
  • Frost or ice15 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,676 (95%)
  • 40 mph73 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,584 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout39 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,031 (50%)
  • Pedestrian430 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist300 (14%)
  • Cyclist134 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant96 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant75 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1076 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 15111 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20402 (19%)
  • 21 to 25351 (17%)
  • 26 to 35337 (16%)
  • 36 to 45213 (10%)
  • 46 to 55153 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65108 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7582 (3.9%)
  • Over 7582 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded112 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,150 (55%)
  • Passenger500 (24%)
  • Pedestrian430 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,173 (71%)
  • Motorcycle310 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes237 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach124 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 18th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
18th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 1988

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 1988: 248, including 1 fatal and 51 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23248299151
2ndA235158179030
3rdA212133162325
4thA232100116227
5thA20227594214
6thA2157084114
7thA2135764111
8thA2225662014
9thB2755563011
10thB2734353011
11thB266414608
12thA22353814
13thB269354208
14thA2363437013
15thA214313403
16thA237212306
17thB271182503
18thB2030141600
19thB243131404
20thB2032111602

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 1988

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,641.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 1988

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 1988: 801.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 1988, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years