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Croydon road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 891 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2018, and 1,049 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2017 (935), and casualties fell from 1,153.

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

Collisions in 2018
891
Down 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
1,049
Down 9% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2018

0.4% of collisions in Croydon in 2018 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious10512%
  • Slight78288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious10810%
  • Slight93789%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 891, down 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 891
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (13%)
  • Tuesday134 (15%)
  • Wednesday141 (16%)
  • Thursday151 (17%)
  • Friday126 (14%)
  • Saturday116 (13%)
  • Sunday105 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (9%)
  • February73 (8.2%)
  • March69 (7.7%)
  • April68 (7.6%)
  • May77 (8.6%)
  • June71 (8%)
  • July80 (9%)
  • August59 (6.6%)
  • September88 (9.9%)
  • October65 (7.3%)
  • November81 (9.1%)
  • December80 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight586 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit256 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds697 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other35 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry662 (74%)
  • Wet or damp189 (21%)
  • Snow9 (1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph162 (18%)
  • 30 mph700 (79%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway646 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout49 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded43 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant488 (47%)
  • Pedestrian213 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (16%)
  • Cyclist90 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1555 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2079 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 25123 (12%)
  • 26 to 35245 (23%)
  • 36 to 45153 (15%)
  • 46 to 55144 (14%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.6%)
  • Over 7541 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded53 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider627 (60%)
  • Pedestrian213 (20%)
  • Passenger209 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,099 (69%)
  • Motorcycle182 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach62 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 22nd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2018

Fairfield, Croydon, CR9 1SS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2018, with 88 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2018

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2018: 134, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23134159021
2ndA235698104
3rdA212536407
4thA215485514
5thA232465705
6thA222434606
7thA2022334105
8thA213283004
9thB266283202
10thA236263002
11thA22121602
12thB269121800
13thA21491011
14thB2439900
15thB2738901
16thB20327800
17thB27571010
18thA2376600
19thB20306602
20thB2745600

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2018

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 857.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2018

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2018: 404.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2018, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years