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Croydon road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,528 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 1996, and 1,866 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 216 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1995 (1,480), and casualties rose from 1,852.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,528
Up 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,866
Up 1% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
216
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 1996

0.6% of collisions in Croydon in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious21614%
  • Slight1,30385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious25214%
  • Slight1,60586%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,528, up 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday217 (14%)
  • Tuesday219 (14%)
  • Wednesday208 (14%)
  • Thursday226 (15%)
  • Friday271 (18%)
  • Saturday213 (14%)
  • Sunday174 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59202 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59229 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59266 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59356 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59245 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59157 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January122 (8%)
  • February134 (8.8%)
  • March118 (7.7%)
  • April124 (8.1%)
  • May145 (9.5%)
  • June113 (7.4%)
  • July127 (8.3%)
  • August119 (7.8%)
  • September138 (9%)
  • October127 (8.3%)
  • November134 (8.8%)
  • December127 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,088 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit332 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit78 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,317 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds151 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,220 (80%)
  • Wet or damp280 (18%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.3%)
  • Snow8 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,470 (96%)
  • 40 mph49 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,311 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (7%)
  • Roundabout56 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,047 (56%)
  • Pedestrian333 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist227 (12%)
  • Cyclist129 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant82 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1094 (5%)
  • 11 to 15107 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20261 (14%)
  • 21 to 25231 (12%)
  • 26 to 35470 (25%)
  • 36 to 45224 (12%)
  • 46 to 55154 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6573 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7558 (3.1%)
  • Over 7554 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded97 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,063 (57%)
  • Passenger470 (25%)
  • Pedestrian333 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,029 (77%)
  • Motorcycle235 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (5%)
  • Bus or coach108 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 22nd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 1996

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 1996: 184, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23184224125
2ndA212115156012
3rdA235110131217
4thA23290108216
5thA2156979014
6thA2226880111
7thA2022556107
8thB266445504
9thA213414706
10thA236354717
11thB269263405
12thB275253004
13thA22232403
14thA214212302
15thB2030212403
16thB243212302
17thB273192706
18thA237162012
19thB271101101
20thB203281002

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 1996

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 1,437.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 1996

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 1996: 714.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 1996, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years