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Croydon road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 935 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2017, and 1,153 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2016 (900), and casualties rose from 1,102.

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

Collisions in 2017
935
Up 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,153
Up 5% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2017

0.5% of collisions in Croydon in 2017 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious11112%
  • Slight81988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious12110%
  • Slight1,02789%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 935, up 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 935
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (15%)
  • Tuesday138 (15%)
  • Wednesday118 (13%)
  • Thursday136 (15%)
  • Friday144 (15%)
  • Saturday158 (17%)
  • Sunday105 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59173 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January96 (10%)
  • February69 (7.4%)
  • March68 (7.3%)
  • April87 (9.3%)
  • May75 (8%)
  • June65 (7%)
  • July82 (8.8%)
  • August75 (8%)
  • September77 (8.2%)
  • October83 (8.9%)
  • November78 (8.3%)
  • December80 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight620 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit289 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds753 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other30 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded33 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry700 (75%)
  • Wet or damp190 (20%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph80 (8.6%)
  • 30 mph826 (88%)
  • 40 mph27 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway695 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout51 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant546 (47%)
  • Pedestrian261 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant72 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist68 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20123 (11%)
  • 21 to 25161 (14%)
  • 26 to 35268 (23%)
  • 36 to 45190 (16%)
  • 46 to 55131 (11%)
  • 56 to 6576 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.3%)
  • Over 7536 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider665 (58%)
  • Pedestrian261 (23%)
  • Passenger227 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,130 (70%)
  • Motorcycle188 (12%)
  • Bus or coach87 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 21st most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2017

Fairfield, Croydon, CR9 1SS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2017, with 97 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2017

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2017: 103, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23103116113
2ndA2126587011
3rdA235637606
4thA222607803
5thA215486209
6thA232455605
7thA2022345119
8thA213324004
9thB266272903
10thA236263203
11thB273151901
12thA22131402
13thA237111603
14thB203091403
15thB2759900
16thB2438900
17thA2145601
18thB2694600
19thB2714401
20thB2722400

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2017

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 897.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2017

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2017: 450.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years