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Croydon road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,480 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 1995, and 1,852 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 234 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1994 (1,562), and casualties fell from 1,865.

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

Collisions in 1995
1,480
Down 5% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,852
Down 1% on 1994
Fatal collisions
7
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
234
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 1995

0.5% of collisions in Croydon in 1995 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious23416%
  • Slight1,23984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.4%
  • Serious26314%
  • Slight1,58285%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 1995 is highlighted, with 1,480, down 5% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday222 (15%)
  • Tuesday219 (15%)
  • Wednesday220 (15%)
  • Thursday221 (15%)
  • Friday233 (16%)
  • Saturday213 (14%)
  • Sunday152 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59186 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59219 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59256 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59350 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59246 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59162 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January123 (8.3%)
  • February126 (8.5%)
  • March135 (9.1%)
  • April119 (8%)
  • May116 (7.8%)
  • June132 (8.9%)
  • July111 (7.5%)
  • August89 (6%)
  • September127 (8.6%)
  • October138 (9.3%)
  • November158 (11%)
  • December106 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,070 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit252 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit134 (9.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,228 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds189 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,118 (76%)
  • Wet or damp346 (23%)
  • Frost or ice14 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,433 (97%)
  • 40 mph33 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph11 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,261 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout70 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,116 (60%)
  • Pedestrian316 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist185 (10%)
  • Cyclist131 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (3%)
  • 6 to 1081 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15126 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20277 (15%)
  • 21 to 25248 (13%)
  • 26 to 35387 (21%)
  • 36 to 45212 (11%)
  • 46 to 55145 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6579 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7565 (3.5%)
  • Over 7544 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded132 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,041 (56%)
  • Passenger495 (27%)
  • Pedestrian316 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,134 (81%)
  • Motorcycle193 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle131 (5%)
  • Bus or coach78 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 22nd most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 1995

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 1995: 189, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23189241026
2ndA235130150018
3rdA21299126019
4thA2326998010
5thA2155968011
6thA2022516308
7thA222475815
8thA213435106
9thB266395005
10thA236323816
11thB275243006
12thA22223220
13thB269212904
14thB273212904
15thB243192202
16thB2030182302
17thA214141604
18thA237111602
19thB2032101000
20thB27671104

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 1995

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 1,386.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 1995

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 1995: 647.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 1995, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years