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Croydon road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 905 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2009, and 1,142 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2008 (933), and casualties rose from 1,129.

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

Collisions in 2009
905
Down 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,142
Up 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2009

0.6% of collisions in Croydon in 2009 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious9310%
  • Slight80789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious1028.9%
  • Slight1,03591%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 905, down 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 905
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (11%)
  • Tuesday159 (18%)
  • Wednesday142 (16%)
  • Thursday131 (14%)
  • Friday122 (13%)
  • Saturday133 (15%)
  • Sunday116 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59171 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59154 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.7%)
  • February55 (6.1%)
  • March62 (6.9%)
  • April68 (7.5%)
  • May93 (10%)
  • June64 (7.1%)
  • July79 (8.7%)
  • August81 (9%)
  • September75 (8.3%)
  • October79 (8.7%)
  • November91 (10%)
  • December88 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight629 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit270 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds768 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry689 (76%)
  • Wet or damp189 (21%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.9%)
  • Snow10 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph900 (99%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway838 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout23 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant637 (56%)
  • Pedestrian203 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (13%)
  • Cyclist82 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Tram occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3%)
  • 11 to 1566 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20115 (10%)
  • 21 to 25156 (14%)
  • 26 to 35240 (21%)
  • 36 to 45170 (15%)
  • 46 to 55148 (13%)
  • 56 to 6563 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (2.8%)
  • Over 7540 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded64 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider696 (61%)
  • Passenger243 (21%)
  • Pedestrian203 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,163 (74%)
  • Motorcycle149 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach74 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 29th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2009

Fairfield, Croydon, CR9 1SS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2009, with 70 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2009

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2009: 119, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2311914209
2ndA2358511217
3rdA212648209
4thA232455805
5thA213404404
6thA222313700
7thA236314306
8thA215293916
9thA2022253004
10thB273182201
11thB2030152104
12thB266141501
13thB269141902
14thA214131601
15thA237131501
16thB243121901
17thB275121410
18thA227700
19thB2767800
20thB20326710

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2009

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 863.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2009

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2009: 387.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years