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Croydon road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 955 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2019, and 1,129 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2018 (891), and casualties rose from 1,049.

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

Collisions in 2019
955
Up 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
1,129
Up 8% on 2018
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2019

0.7% of collisions in Croydon in 2019 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious15216%
  • Slight79683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious15614%
  • Slight96585%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 955, up 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 955
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (13%)
  • Tuesday128 (13%)
  • Wednesday157 (16%)
  • Thursday160 (17%)
  • Friday159 (17%)
  • Saturday124 (13%)
  • Sunday103 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59207 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (7.5%)
  • February73 (7.6%)
  • March80 (8.4%)
  • April77 (8.1%)
  • May80 (8.4%)
  • June90 (9.4%)
  • July76 (8%)
  • August70 (7.3%)
  • September79 (8.3%)
  • October83 (8.7%)
  • November99 (10%)
  • December76 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight635 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit279 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds717 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other60 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry684 (72%)
  • Wet or damp233 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph211 (22%)
  • 30 mph707 (74%)
  • 40 mph31 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway656 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (7%)
  • Roundabout53 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded64 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant515 (46%)
  • Pedestrian242 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (17%)
  • Cyclist86 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20117 (10%)
  • 21 to 25147 (13%)
  • 26 to 35260 (23%)
  • 36 to 45175 (16%)
  • 46 to 55126 (11%)
  • 56 to 6580 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.2%)
  • Over 7523 (2%)
  • Not recorded74 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider690 (61%)
  • Pedestrian242 (21%)
  • Passenger197 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,181 (70%)
  • Motorcycle211 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach49 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 12th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2019

Fairfield, Croydon, CR9 1SS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2019, with 101 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2019

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2019: 114, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23114133016
2ndA2357483015
3rdA2127077012
4thA215495505
5thA232476107
6thA222373828
7thB266354115
8thA2022293704
9thA213263118
10thA236263405
11thB269172300
12thB273172102
13thB243141402
14thB2030121813
15thB275121403
16thA22101301
17thA23791102
18thA2146600
19thB20326600
20thB2715600

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2019

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 915.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2019

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2019: 458.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years