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Croydon road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 966 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2011, and 1,231 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2010 (916), and casualties rose from 1,122.

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

Collisions in 2011
966
Up 5% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,231
Up 10% on 2010
Fatal collisions
9
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2011

0.9% of collisions in Croydon in 2011 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious959.8%
  • Slight86289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious998%
  • Slight1,12291%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2011 is highlighted, with 966, up 5% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 966
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (13%)
  • Tuesday149 (15%)
  • Wednesday136 (14%)
  • Thursday167 (17%)
  • Friday160 (17%)
  • Saturday121 (13%)
  • Sunday105 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59181 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (6.2%)
  • February68 (7%)
  • March89 (9.2%)
  • April64 (6.6%)
  • May85 (8.8%)
  • June90 (9.3%)
  • July83 (8.6%)
  • August80 (8.3%)
  • September79 (8.2%)
  • October83 (8.6%)
  • November95 (9.8%)
  • December90 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight710 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit242 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds814 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry774 (80%)
  • Wet or damp189 (20%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph936 (97%)
  • 40 mph18 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway828 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (6%)
  • Roundabout54 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant634 (52%)
  • Pedestrian205 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (12%)
  • Cyclist115 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1033 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1557 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20129 (10%)
  • 21 to 25154 (13%)
  • 26 to 35228 (19%)
  • 36 to 45215 (17%)
  • 46 to 55148 (12%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.2%)
  • Over 7531 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded80 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider751 (61%)
  • Passenger275 (22%)
  • Pedestrian205 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,230 (70%)
  • Motorcycle152 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach72 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car48 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 24th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2011

Fairfield, Croydon, CR9 1SS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2011, with 96 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2011

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2011: 130, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2313018119
2ndA2357789011
3rdA212608114
4thA222476005
5thA232465715
6thA2022445903
7thA215435205
8thA236374308
9thB266343605
10thA213283313
11thB275172003
12thA22162404
13thB273131901
14thB2030121511
15thB243111110
16thA2149902
17thB26981500
18thA2377801
19thB20327700
20thB27171000

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2011

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 922.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2011

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2011: 430.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years