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Croydon road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 889 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2013, and 1,092 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2012 (952), and casualties fell from 1,140.

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

Collisions in 2013
889
Down 7% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
1,092
Down 4% on 2012
Fatal collisions
13
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
5.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2013

1.5% of collisions in Croydon in 2013 were fatal and 5.7% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious515.7%
  • Slight82593%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious585.3%
  • Slight1,02193%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2013 is highlighted, with 889, down 7% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 889
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (16%)
  • Tuesday135 (15%)
  • Wednesday135 (15%)
  • Thursday122 (14%)
  • Friday141 (16%)
  • Saturday115 (13%)
  • Sunday96 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.9%)
  • February70 (7.9%)
  • March54 (6.1%)
  • April66 (7.4%)
  • May63 (7.1%)
  • June92 (10%)
  • July85 (9.6%)
  • August76 (8.5%)
  • September92 (10%)
  • October93 (10%)
  • November60 (6.7%)
  • December68 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight648 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit239 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds762 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (9.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry697 (78%)
  • Wet or damp173 (19%)
  • Snow11 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph881 (99%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway800 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout37 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant562 (51%)
  • Pedestrian188 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (14%)
  • Cyclist94 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1549 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20105 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 25129 (12%)
  • 26 to 35219 (20%)
  • 36 to 45184 (17%)
  • 46 to 55159 (15%)
  • 56 to 6562 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.3%)
  • Over 7530 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded69 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider700 (64%)
  • Passenger204 (19%)
  • Pedestrian188 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,147 (72%)
  • Motorcycle165 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach60 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 24th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2013

Fairfield, Croydon, CR9 1SS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2013, with 78 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2013

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2013: 116, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2311614208
2ndA235849607
3rdA2128111122
4thA232445703
5thA215414612
6thA222374612
7thA213364306
8thA2022273700
9thA236263011
10thB266222613
11thB275192400
12thB273141701
13thB243131701
14thB269131402
15thA22121810
16thB271111400
17thA2148910
18thA2375500
19thB20305620
20thB2764400

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2013

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 860.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2013

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2013: 414.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years