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Croydon road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,543 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 1997, and 1,947 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 213 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (1,528), and casualties rose from 1,866.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,543
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,947
Up 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
213
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 1997

0.3% of collisions in Croydon in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.3%
  • Serious21314%
  • Slight1,32586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.3%
  • Serious24413%
  • Slight1,69887%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,543, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday255 (17%)
  • Tuesday224 (15%)
  • Wednesday255 (17%)
  • Thursday220 (14%)
  • Friday229 (15%)
  • Saturday207 (13%)
  • Sunday153 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59215 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59235 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59275 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59334 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59252 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59148 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January123 (8%)
  • February129 (8.4%)
  • March118 (7.6%)
  • April140 (9.1%)
  • May105 (6.8%)
  • June146 (9.5%)
  • July137 (8.9%)
  • August108 (7%)
  • September125 (8.1%)
  • October142 (9.2%)
  • November116 (7.5%)
  • December154 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,097 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit414 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,299 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds168 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,164 (75%)
  • Wet or damp363 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.6%)
  • Snow6 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,506 (98%)
  • 40 mph32 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,272 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout62 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,109 (57%)
  • Pedestrian338 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist224 (12%)
  • Cyclist129 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant98 (5%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1086 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15121 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20250 (13%)
  • 21 to 25246 (13%)
  • 26 to 35463 (24%)
  • 36 to 45263 (14%)
  • 46 to 55167 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6597 (5%)
  • 66 to 7553 (2.7%)
  • Over 7557 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded99 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,078 (55%)
  • Passenger531 (27%)
  • Pedestrian338 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,063 (76%)
  • Motorcycle237 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes132 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle128 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach118 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 21st most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 1997

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 1997: 187, including 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23187247024
2ndA235128145116
3rdA212102121114
4thA2328610109
5thA222698204
6thA2156778013
7thA2022648907
8thA213506605
9thB266446208
10thA236335204
11thA22262902
12thB269263404
13thB273252905
14thB275253505
15thA237182203
16thB243161700
17thA214141604
18thB2030141611
19thB2032131904
20thB27291403

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 1997

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 1,461.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 1997

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 1997: 686.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years