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Croydon road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,293 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2001, and 1,667 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 234 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2000 (1,416), and casualties fell from 1,859.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,293
Down 9% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,667
Down 10% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
234
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2001

0.6% of collisions in Croydon in 2001 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious23418%
  • Slight1,05181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious25615%
  • Slight1,40384%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,293, down 9% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday190 (15%)
  • Tuesday173 (13%)
  • Wednesday182 (14%)
  • Thursday187 (14%)
  • Friday216 (17%)
  • Saturday183 (14%)
  • Sunday162 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59143 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59201 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59196 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59289 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59237 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59135 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (8.2%)
  • February98 (7.6%)
  • March114 (8.8%)
  • April93 (7.2%)
  • May109 (8.4%)
  • June118 (9.1%)
  • July108 (8.4%)
  • August101 (7.8%)
  • September106 (8.2%)
  • October121 (9.4%)
  • November111 (8.6%)
  • December108 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight859 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit422 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,031 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds211 (16%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry888 (69%)
  • Wet or damp383 (30%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,248 (97%)
  • 40 mph35 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,069 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout56 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant903 (54%)
  • Pedestrian310 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist265 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist73 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1083 (5%)
  • 11 to 15112 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20260 (16%)
  • 21 to 25163 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35377 (23%)
  • 36 to 45250 (15%)
  • 46 to 55136 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6588 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7547 (2.8%)
  • Over 7552 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded55 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider938 (56%)
  • Passenger419 (25%)
  • Pedestrian310 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,668 (74%)
  • Motorcycle284 (13%)
  • Bus or coach112 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Tram3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Croydon

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Croydon ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 28th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2001

Fairfield, Croydon, CR9 1SS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2001, with 123 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2001

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2001: 140, including 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23140174030
2ndA235129156018
3rdA21283108017
4thA232749228
5thA2156691110
6thA2225374111
7thA20224662013
8thA213424907
9thA236314313
10thB266293304
11thB275273412
12thA237233908
13thB273212606
14thB243202604
15thB2030151904
16thA22142304
17thA214131803
18thB26991702
19thB2718801
20thB20322201

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2001

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 1,233.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2001

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2001: 610.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2001, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years