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Croydon road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,230 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2002, and 1,573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 198 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2001 (1,293), and casualties fell from 1,667.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,230
Down 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,573
Down 6% on 2001
Fatal collisions
13
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
198
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2002

1.1% of collisions in Croydon in 2002 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious19816%
  • Slight1,01983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious22414%
  • Slight1,33685%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,230, down 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (14%)
  • Tuesday195 (16%)
  • Wednesday165 (13%)
  • Thursday186 (15%)
  • Friday188 (15%)
  • Saturday184 (15%)
  • Sunday140 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5974 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59189 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59269 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59209 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59132 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (7.9%)
  • February96 (7.8%)
  • March108 (8.8%)
  • April91 (7.4%)
  • May110 (8.9%)
  • June99 (8%)
  • July119 (9.7%)
  • August79 (6.4%)
  • September111 (9%)
  • October118 (9.6%)
  • November121 (9.8%)
  • December81 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight815 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit400 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds979 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds232 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry862 (70%)
  • Wet or damp361 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,163 (95%)
  • 40 mph53 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,017 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout24 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant842 (54%)
  • Pedestrian267 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist259 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist64 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant36 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1062 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1583 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20273 (17%)
  • 21 to 25190 (12%)
  • 26 to 35333 (21%)
  • 36 to 45239 (15%)
  • 46 to 55133 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6572 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.1%)
  • Over 7543 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded61 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider881 (56%)
  • Passenger425 (27%)
  • Pedestrian267 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,575 (73%)
  • Motorcycle276 (13%)
  • Bus or coach89 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle64 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Tram4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Croydon ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 28th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2002

Fairfield, Croydon, CR9 1SS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2002, with 110 collisions, 18 of them serious.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2002

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2002: 155, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23155198217
2ndA212111146320
3rdA23597119017
4thA2156380012
5thA20225870012
6thA222506827
7thA232486105
8thA236425208
9thA213385503
10thB266384314
11thB275233106
12thA22213302
13thB269203102
14thA214182012
15thB2030182609
16thB243182304
17thB273172102
18thA237111503
19thB2716601
20thB20324502

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2002

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 1,167.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2002

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2002: 559.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2002, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Croydon road accidents in other years