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Croydon road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,878 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 1989, and 2,280 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 353 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1988 (1,757), and casualties rose from 2,080.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,878
Up 7% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
2,280
Up 10% on 1988
Fatal collisions
21
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
353
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 1989

1.1% of collisions in Croydon in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.1%
  • Serious35319%
  • Slight1,50480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231%
  • Serious40018%
  • Slight1,85781%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,878, up 7% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday269 (14%)
  • Tuesday284 (15%)
  • Wednesday255 (14%)
  • Thursday343 (18%)
  • Friday305 (16%)
  • Saturday235 (13%)
  • Sunday187 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59262 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59253 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59308 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59408 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59326 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59229 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January166 (8.8%)
  • February166 (8.8%)
  • March160 (8.5%)
  • April146 (7.8%)
  • May165 (8.8%)
  • June151 (8%)
  • July128 (6.8%)
  • August152 (8.1%)
  • September129 (6.9%)
  • October188 (10%)
  • November171 (9.1%)
  • December156 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,308 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit557 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,537 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds253 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist19 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,350 (72%)
  • Wet or damp498 (27%)
  • Frost or ice23 (1.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,791 (95%)
  • 40 mph72 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph14 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,695 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout49 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,120 (49%)
  • Pedestrian459 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist339 (15%)
  • Cyclist153 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant104 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant80 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1086 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15132 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20435 (19%)
  • 21 to 25389 (17%)
  • 26 to 35393 (17%)
  • 36 to 45245 (11%)
  • 46 to 55132 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 65132 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7585 (3.7%)
  • Over 7566 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded144 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,244 (55%)
  • Passenger577 (25%)
  • Pedestrian459 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,324 (71%)
  • Motorcycle340 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes242 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle163 (5%)
  • Bus or coach133 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (1.7%)
  • Minibus11 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 16th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 1989

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 1989: 261, including 3 fatal and 50 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23261329350
2ndA235186222332
3rdA212133160123
4thA232104120218
5thA21588104019
6thA20226780012
7thA2226476016
8thA2135562013
9thA2365365110
10thB266535807
11thA22405529
12thB275323806
13thB269273506
14thA214242403
15thA237243215
16thB273243216
17thB243212105
18thB2030182718
19thB271152003
20thB276142105

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 1989

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,751.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 1989

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 1989: 842.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years