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Croydon road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,141 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2005, and 1,412 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2004 (1,151), and casualties rose from 1,394.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,141
Down 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,412
Up 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2005

0.6% of collisions in Croydon in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious13612%
  • Slight99887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious15111%
  • Slight1,25489%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,141, down 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 1,141
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (14%)
  • Tuesday166 (15%)
  • Wednesday159 (14%)
  • Thursday193 (17%)
  • Friday186 (16%)
  • Saturday154 (13%)
  • Sunday123 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59142 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59192 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59277 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (7.5%)
  • February85 (7.4%)
  • March74 (6.5%)
  • April88 (7.7%)
  • May115 (10%)
  • June110 (9.6%)
  • July77 (6.7%)
  • August108 (9.5%)
  • September103 (9%)
  • October96 (8.4%)
  • November102 (8.9%)
  • December97 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight807 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit323 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds930 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds176 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry838 (73%)
  • Wet or damp281 (25%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.4%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,121 (98%)
  • 40 mph15 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,025 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout42 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant778 (55%)
  • Pedestrian255 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist191 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist71 (5%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1056 (4%)
  • 11 to 1572 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20178 (13%)
  • 21 to 25159 (11%)
  • 26 to 35262 (19%)
  • 36 to 45217 (15%)
  • 46 to 55141 (10%)
  • 56 to 6571 (5%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.5%)
  • Over 7554 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded133 (9.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider805 (57%)
  • Passenger352 (25%)
  • Pedestrian255 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,493 (74%)
  • Motorcycle202 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach118 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Tram6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 24th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2005

Fairfield, Croydon, CR9 1SS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2005, with 137 collisions, 18 of them serious.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2005

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2005: 139, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23139169110
2ndA23599125014
3rdA2128911619
4thA232648519
5thA215597103
6thA236536003
7thA222445216
8thA2022384908
9thA213293602
10thB266283109
11thB269202105
12thB2030172101
13thB275151902
14thA22141800
15thA214131503
16thB243121401
17thB273111102
18thA237101801
19thB27181102
20thB2724500

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2005

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 1,088.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2005

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2005: 550.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2005, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years