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Croydon road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,561 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 1991, and 1,882 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 296 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (1,673), and casualties fell from 2,003.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,561
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,882
Down 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
18
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
296
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 1991

1.2% of collisions in Croydon in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.2%
  • Serious29619%
  • Slight1,24780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191%
  • Serious32417%
  • Slight1,53982%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,561, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday250 (16%)
  • Tuesday239 (15%)
  • Wednesday261 (17%)
  • Thursday218 (14%)
  • Friday262 (17%)
  • Saturday185 (12%)
  • Sunday146 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59198 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59230 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59272 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59368 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59256 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59171 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January136 (8.7%)
  • February89 (5.7%)
  • March124 (7.9%)
  • April140 (9%)
  • May119 (7.6%)
  • June136 (8.7%)
  • July142 (9.1%)
  • August136 (8.7%)
  • September125 (8%)
  • October164 (11%)
  • November125 (8%)
  • December125 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,112 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit446 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,316 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds176 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,147 (73%)
  • Wet or damp383 (25%)
  • Frost or ice22 (1.4%)
  • Snow8 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,481 (95%)
  • 40 mph70 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph10 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,361 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout45 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant929 (49%)
  • Pedestrian391 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist229 (12%)
  • Cyclist151 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant101 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant61 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1083 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15124 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20298 (16%)
  • 21 to 25276 (15%)
  • 26 to 35379 (20%)
  • 36 to 45202 (11%)
  • 46 to 55146 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6590 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7573 (3.9%)
  • Over 7548 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded109 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,055 (56%)
  • Passenger436 (23%)
  • Pedestrian391 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,969 (72%)
  • Motorcycle249 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes196 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle152 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach114 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 19th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 1991

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 1991: 213, including 3 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23213247341
2ndA212124155320
3rdA235122146222
4thA21589105019
5thA23285106120
6thA20226583113
7thA2226080010
8thA236445028
9thA213384106
10thA22353904
11thB266323804
12thB275242805
13thB273223304
14thB269212704
15thA237182304
16thA214161613
17thB243161703
18thB2030151721
19thB2718803
20thB27661101

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 1991

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 1,477.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 1991

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 1991: 714.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 1991, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years