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Croydon road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 900 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2016, and 1,102 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2015 (896), and casualties rose from 1,047.

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

Collisions in 2016
900
Level with 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,102
Up 5% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
7.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2016

0.6% of collisions in Croydon in 2016 were fatal and 7.1% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious647.1%
  • Slight83192%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious716.4%
  • Slight1,02693%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 900, level with 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 900
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (14%)
  • Tuesday135 (15%)
  • Wednesday156 (17%)
  • Thursday121 (13%)
  • Friday133 (15%)
  • Saturday122 (14%)
  • Sunday111 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59173 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (8.7%)
  • February70 (7.8%)
  • March67 (7.4%)
  • April60 (6.7%)
  • May99 (11%)
  • June74 (8.2%)
  • July62 (6.9%)
  • August65 (7.2%)
  • September70 (7.8%)
  • October81 (9%)
  • November93 (10%)
  • December81 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight637 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit239 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds767 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded34 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry749 (83%)
  • Wet or damp128 (14%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph861 (96%)
  • 40 mph22 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway737 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (7%)
  • Roundabout63 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant519 (47%)
  • Pedestrian208 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (17%)
  • Cyclist74 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2090 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 25161 (15%)
  • 26 to 35246 (22%)
  • 36 to 45185 (17%)
  • 46 to 55140 (13%)
  • 56 to 6563 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.8%)
  • Over 7536 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded50 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider687 (62%)
  • Pedestrian208 (19%)
  • Passenger207 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,100 (70%)
  • Motorcycle206 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach71 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 22nd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2016

West Thornton, Croydon, CR0 3QA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2016, with 90 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2016

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2016: 137, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2313717009
2ndA2359111108
3rdA212678115
4thA215424702
5thA232395506
6thA222333922
7thA2022313803
8thA213314000
9thA236242801
10thB266243002
11thA214141502
12thA22141900
13thB269141400
14thB271131400
15thB273132601
16thB275131400
17thB2030101400
18thA2378901
19thB20326700
20thB2433301

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2016

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 855.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2016

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2016: 407.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years