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Croydon road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,418 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 1992, and 1,724 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 276 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1991 (1,561), and casualties fell from 1,882.

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

Collisions in 1992
1,418
Down 9% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,724
Down 8% on 1991
Fatal collisions
14
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
276
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 1992

1% of collisions in Croydon in 1992 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious27619%
  • Slight1,12880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious30218%
  • Slight1,40882%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,418, down 9% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday213 (15%)
  • Tuesday210 (15%)
  • Wednesday209 (15%)
  • Thursday194 (14%)
  • Friday231 (16%)
  • Saturday209 (15%)
  • Sunday152 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59191 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59181 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59254 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59358 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59214 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59137 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January131 (9.2%)
  • February103 (7.3%)
  • March130 (9.2%)
  • April108 (7.6%)
  • May119 (8.4%)
  • June128 (9%)
  • July114 (8%)
  • August95 (6.7%)
  • September108 (7.6%)
  • October121 (8.5%)
  • November136 (9.6%)
  • December125 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,007 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit403 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,105 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds245 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry979 (69%)
  • Wet or damp423 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,361 (96%)
  • 40 mph50 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,248 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout52 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant899 (52%)
  • Pedestrian360 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist194 (11%)
  • Cyclist111 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant93 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant53 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1091 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15120 (7%)
  • 16 to 20255 (15%)
  • 21 to 25252 (15%)
  • 26 to 35328 (19%)
  • 36 to 45193 (11%)
  • 46 to 55124 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6591 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7572 (4.2%)
  • Over 7554 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded100 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider889 (52%)
  • Passenger475 (28%)
  • Pedestrian360 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,824 (75%)
  • Motorcycle206 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes137 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach103 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 24th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
24th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 1992

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 1992: 192, including 2 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23192234234
2ndA235133166030
3rdA212109128119
4thA20227088011
5thA2326683111
6thA2156078011
7thA2225771012
8thA213374303
9thA2363440011
10thB266293207
11thB275283314
12thB273253315
13thA22232709
14thA237202105
15thB269202211
16thB2030161913
17thA214152303
18thB243121305
19thB2719900
20thB2765503

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 1992

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 1,336.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 1992

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 1992: 632.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 1992, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years