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Croydon road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 916 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2010, and 1,122 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2009 (905), and casualties fell from 1,142.

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

Collisions in 2010
916
Up 1% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,122
Down 2% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2010

0.5% of collisions in Croydon in 2010 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious818.8%
  • Slight83091%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious827.3%
  • Slight1,03592%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 916, up 1% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 916
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (12%)
  • Tuesday131 (14%)
  • Wednesday143 (16%)
  • Thursday131 (14%)
  • Friday147 (16%)
  • Saturday142 (16%)
  • Sunday109 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59227 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (7%)
  • February76 (8.3%)
  • March76 (8.3%)
  • April63 (6.9%)
  • May74 (8.1%)
  • June82 (9%)
  • July88 (9.6%)
  • August76 (8.3%)
  • September85 (9.3%)
  • October86 (9.4%)
  • November85 (9.3%)
  • December61 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight645 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit266 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds773 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry698 (76%)
  • Wet or damp183 (20%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.2%)
  • Snow15 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph900 (98%)
  • 40 mph14 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway823 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout34 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant599 (53%)
  • Pedestrian211 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (12%)
  • Cyclist71 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1560 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20138 (12%)
  • 21 to 25139 (12%)
  • 26 to 35200 (18%)
  • 36 to 45199 (18%)
  • 46 to 55126 (11%)
  • 56 to 6568 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3%)
  • Over 7530 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded69 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider666 (59%)
  • Passenger245 (22%)
  • Pedestrian211 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,213 (74%)
  • Motorcycle140 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach76 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 26th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2010

Fairfield, Croydon, CR9 1SS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2010, with 86 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2010

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2010: 124, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23124148011
2ndA2357687011
3rdA212667605
4thA222506105
5thA215394503
6thA2022324102
7thA236314402
8thA232263402
9thA213253103
10thB266253002
11thA22192202
12thB275182203
13thA237141702
14thB269121613
15thB273111100
16thB243101101
17thB203071001
18thB2766600
19thB20325500
20thA2144401

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2010

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 874.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2010

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2010: 410.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2010, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Croydon road accidents in other years