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Croydon road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 896 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2015, and 1,047 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2014 (978), and casualties fell from 1,114.

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

Collisions in 2015
896
Down 8% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,047
Down 6% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
6.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2015

0.3% of collisions in Croydon in 2015 were fatal and 6.6% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious596.6%
  • Slight83493%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious625.9%
  • Slight98294%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 896, down 8% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 896
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (15%)
  • Tuesday142 (16%)
  • Wednesday140 (16%)
  • Thursday139 (16%)
  • Friday151 (17%)
  • Saturday109 (12%)
  • Sunday84 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (7.6%)
  • February70 (7.8%)
  • March63 (7%)
  • April60 (6.7%)
  • May76 (8.5%)
  • June83 (9.3%)
  • July79 (8.8%)
  • August67 (7.5%)
  • September89 (9.9%)
  • October81 (9%)
  • November71 (7.9%)
  • December89 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight617 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds760 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry698 (78%)
  • Wet or damp189 (21%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph893 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway814 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout30 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (47%)
  • Pedestrian202 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (17%)
  • Cyclist104 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Tram occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20110 (11%)
  • 21 to 25145 (14%)
  • 26 to 35222 (21%)
  • 36 to 45154 (15%)
  • 46 to 55136 (13%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.9%)
  • Over 7528 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded74 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider668 (64%)
  • Pedestrian202 (19%)
  • Passenger177 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,089 (69%)
  • Motorcycle191 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach69 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 26th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2015

West Thornton, Croydon, CR0 3QA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2015, with 74 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2015

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2015: 131, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2313114908
2ndA2358910807
3rdA212647916
4thA215485902
5thA222344304
6thB266343600
7thA236313302
8thA213293302
9thA2022263000
10thB273222301
11thA232212102
12thB275192011
13thB269141702
14thA22122102
15thA237111100
16thB243101100
17thA21491001
18thB2718800
19thB20325501
20thB20303301

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2015

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 871.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2015

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2015: 386.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2015, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years