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Croydon road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,493 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 1998, and 1,860 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 225 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (1,543), and casualties fell from 1,947.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,493
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,860
Down 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
225
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 1998

0.5% of collisions in Croydon in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious22515%
  • Slight1,26184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.4%
  • Serious25414%
  • Slight1,59886%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,493, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday184 (12%)
  • Tuesday221 (15%)
  • Wednesday219 (15%)
  • Thursday256 (17%)
  • Friday246 (16%)
  • Saturday216 (14%)
  • Sunday151 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59203 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59207 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59277 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59335 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59250 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59134 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January134 (9%)
  • February91 (6.1%)
  • March106 (7.1%)
  • April125 (8.4%)
  • May135 (9%)
  • June136 (9.1%)
  • July120 (8%)
  • August115 (7.7%)
  • September122 (8.2%)
  • October133 (8.9%)
  • November116 (7.8%)
  • December160 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,065 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit389 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,241 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds210 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,116 (75%)
  • Wet or damp362 (24%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,457 (98%)
  • 40 mph33 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,307 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout56 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,008 (54%)
  • Pedestrian330 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist248 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant111 (6%)
  • Cyclist111 (6%)
  • Van occupant34 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1089 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 15121 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20232 (12%)
  • 21 to 25213 (11%)
  • 26 to 35461 (25%)
  • 36 to 45249 (13%)
  • 46 to 55140 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 65104 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7566 (3.5%)
  • Over 7554 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded84 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,035 (56%)
  • Passenger495 (27%)
  • Pedestrian330 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,989 (75%)
  • Motorcycle253 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach120 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle112 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 24th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 1998

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 1998: 167, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23167217219
2ndA23512013718
3rdA212114146021
4thA2158110129
5thA23280104111
6thA222618307
7thA20225264010
8thB266525905
9thA213496106
10thA236404807
11thB275323908
12thA22273408
13thB2030233106
14thB273232805
15thA214202101
16thB269202109
17thB243172204
18thA237161602
19thB276111100
20thB203281201

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 1998

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,401.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 1998

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 1998: 646.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years