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Croydon road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,559 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 1999, and 1,922 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 227 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1998 (1,493), and casualties rose from 1,860.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,559
Up 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,922
Up 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
227
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 1999

0.4% of collisions in Croydon in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.4%
  • Serious22715%
  • Slight1,32585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.4%
  • Serious25013%
  • Slight1,66587%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,559, up 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday215 (14%)
  • Tuesday248 (16%)
  • Wednesday242 (16%)
  • Thursday268 (17%)
  • Friday246 (16%)
  • Saturday198 (13%)
  • Sunday142 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5939 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59208 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59203 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59306 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59354 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59251 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59145 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January116 (7.4%)
  • February120 (7.7%)
  • March131 (8.4%)
  • April132 (8.5%)
  • May114 (7.3%)
  • June138 (8.9%)
  • July143 (9.2%)
  • August132 (8.5%)
  • September148 (9.5%)
  • October139 (8.9%)
  • November116 (7.4%)
  • December130 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,124 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit407 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,296 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds219 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,166 (75%)
  • Wet or damp374 (24%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,522 (98%)
  • 40 mph30 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,283 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (9%)
  • Roundabout77 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,019 (53%)
  • Pedestrian364 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist251 (13%)
  • Cyclist143 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant86 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant37 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 557 (3%)
  • 6 to 1092 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 15124 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20246 (13%)
  • 21 to 25202 (11%)
  • 26 to 35453 (24%)
  • 36 to 45307 (16%)
  • 46 to 55158 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6579 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7546 (2.4%)
  • Over 7552 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded106 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,114 (58%)
  • Passenger444 (23%)
  • Pedestrian364 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,075 (75%)
  • Motorcycle265 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle145 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach117 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes114 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Tram1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Croydon

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Croydon ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 22nd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 1999

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 1999: 191, including 2 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23191240234
2ndA235115134026
3rdA212109130117
4thA2229412108
5thA2158510709
6thA2327991116
7thA2022516917
8thB2664856010
9thA236435803
10thA213384303
11thA214232403
12thA22202405
13thA237202602
14thB275202311
15thB273192302
16thB269182305
17thB243152502
18thB271131703
19thB2030111703
20thB2032111201

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 1999

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 1,466.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 1999

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 1999: 747.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 1999, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years