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Croydon road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,151 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2004, and 1,394 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2003 (1,145), and casualties fell from 1,482.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,151
Up 1% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,394
Down 6% on 2003
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2004

0.9% of collisions in Croydon in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious13312%
  • Slight1,00888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious14510%
  • Slight1,23889%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,151, up 1% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 1,151
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday167 (15%)
  • Tuesday153 (13%)
  • Wednesday168 (15%)
  • Thursday178 (15%)
  • Friday204 (18%)
  • Saturday161 (14%)
  • Sunday120 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59147 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59170 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59193 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59266 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59196 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59120 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (7.6%)
  • February84 (7.3%)
  • March80 (7%)
  • April84 (7.3%)
  • May98 (8.5%)
  • June87 (7.6%)
  • July116 (10%)
  • August103 (8.9%)
  • September97 (8.4%)
  • October119 (10%)
  • November99 (8.6%)
  • December96 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight796 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit350 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds979 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds153 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry930 (81%)
  • Wet or damp214 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,086 (94%)
  • 40 mph51 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway946 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout51 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant720 (52%)
  • Pedestrian247 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist216 (15%)
  • Cyclist95 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Tram occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3%)
  • 11 to 1589 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20214 (15%)
  • 21 to 25155 (11%)
  • 26 to 35279 (20%)
  • 36 to 45243 (17%)
  • 46 to 55122 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6569 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.4%)
  • Over 7546 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded67 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider877 (63%)
  • Passenger270 (19%)
  • Pedestrian247 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,480 (73%)
  • Motorcycle226 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach89 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle39 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.3%)
  • Tram10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Croydon ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 28th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2004

Fairfield, Croydon, CR9 1SS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2004, with 110 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2004

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2004: 127, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23127147018
2ndA212103125116
3rdA23593120012
4thA215636909
5thA232546311
6thA222404903
7thA2022394412
8thA236374507
9thB266313303
10thA213303703
11thA22243003
12thB275222402
13thB243172302
14thB2030162202
15thB269161800
16thA214131504
17thA237131703
18thB273131701
19thB2765600
20thB20324701

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2004

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 1,107.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2004

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2004: 518.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years