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Croydon road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 952 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2012, and 1,140 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2011 (966), and casualties fell from 1,231.

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

Collisions in 2012
952
Down 1% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,140
Down 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Croydon in 2012 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious9610%
  • Slight85189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious1028.9%
  • Slight1,03391%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 952, down 1% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 952
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (15%)
  • Tuesday133 (14%)
  • Wednesday152 (16%)
  • Thursday154 (16%)
  • Friday127 (13%)
  • Saturday138 (14%)
  • Sunday108 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59141 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59169 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59207 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (7.7%)
  • February68 (7.1%)
  • March85 (8.9%)
  • April68 (7.1%)
  • May75 (7.9%)
  • June67 (7%)
  • July96 (10%)
  • August80 (8.4%)
  • September84 (8.8%)
  • October99 (10%)
  • November80 (8.4%)
  • December77 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight704 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit234 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds782 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry696 (73%)
  • Wet or damp237 (25%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph938 (99%)
  • 40 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway850 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout36 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant574 (50%)
  • Pedestrian212 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (14%)
  • Cyclist112 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20106 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 25153 (13%)
  • 26 to 35255 (22%)
  • 36 to 45188 (16%)
  • 46 to 55144 (13%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7532 (2.8%)
  • Over 7531 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded65 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider740 (65%)
  • Pedestrian212 (19%)
  • Passenger188 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,259 (73%)
  • Motorcycle162 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach57 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Croydon ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 25th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2012

Fairfield, Croydon, CR9 1SS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2012, with 75 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2012

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2012: 152, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23152180121
2ndA2358610009
3rdA212618906
4thA232445905
5thA215434708
6thA222394403
7thA236324013
8thA213282902
9thA2022252702
10thB266171901
11thB273171800
12thA237162302
13thB2030121401
14thB275121502
15thB2032111402
16thA21491202
17thB24391101
18thA2281000
19thB2717900
20thB2767701

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2012

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 909.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2012

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2012: 433.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2012, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years