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Croydon road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 978 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2014, and 1,114 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2013 (889), and casualties rose from 1,092.

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

Collisions in 2014
978
Up 10% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,114
Up 2% on 2013
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
6.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Croydon in 2014 were fatal and 6.2% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious616.2%
  • Slight90993%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious625.6%
  • Slight1,04394%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 978, up 10% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 978
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (14%)
  • Tuesday147 (15%)
  • Wednesday142 (15%)
  • Thursday155 (16%)
  • Friday151 (15%)
  • Saturday131 (13%)
  • Sunday111 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59140 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59254 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (9.4%)
  • February55 (5.6%)
  • March87 (8.9%)
  • April75 (7.7%)
  • May68 (7%)
  • June92 (9.4%)
  • July94 (9.6%)
  • August74 (7.6%)
  • September65 (6.6%)
  • October109 (11%)
  • November98 (10%)
  • December69 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight697 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit246 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds855 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry756 (77%)
  • Wet or damp213 (22%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph975 (100%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway858 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout38 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant500 (45%)
  • Pedestrian243 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist180 (16%)
  • Cyclist96 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Tram occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1553 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2082 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 25142 (13%)
  • 26 to 35234 (21%)
  • 36 to 45199 (18%)
  • 46 to 55158 (14%)
  • 56 to 6579 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3%)
  • Over 7533 (3%)
  • Not recorded51 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider720 (65%)
  • Pedestrian243 (22%)
  • Passenger151 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,179 (70%)
  • Motorcycle187 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach85 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Tram2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Croydon ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 25th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2014

West Thornton, Croydon, CR0 3QA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2014, with 97 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2014

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2014: 152, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23152185213
2ndA235849413
3rdA212748315
4thA232495317
5thA215485800
6thA222394202
7thA236384003
8thA2022334313
9thA213303100
10thB266242701
11thB273192002
12thA237131700
13thB243131601
14thA22121300
15thB271111300
16thB275101100
17thA21491101
18thB2769901
19thB20326600
20thB2696800

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2014

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 938.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2014

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2014: 468.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2014, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years