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Croydon road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 892 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2020, and 1,085 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2019 (955), and casualties fell from 1,129.

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

Collisions in 2020
892
Down 7% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
1,085
Down 4% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2020

0.2% of collisions in Croydon in 2020 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious13815%
  • Slight75284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious14513%
  • Slight93886%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2020 is highlighted, with 892, down 7% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 892
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (15%)
  • Tuesday112 (13%)
  • Wednesday155 (17%)
  • Thursday131 (15%)
  • Friday150 (17%)
  • Saturday121 (14%)
  • Sunday90 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59207 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (7.6%)
  • February84 (9.4%)
  • March66 (7.4%)
  • April25 (2.8%)
  • May46 (5.2%)
  • June65 (7.3%)
  • July86 (9.6%)
  • August83 (9.3%)
  • September92 (10%)
  • October87 (9.8%)
  • November95 (11%)
  • December95 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight579 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit241 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown64 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds635 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (15%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other61 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry634 (71%)
  • Wet or damp219 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded35 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph231 (26%)
  • 30 mph633 (71%)
  • 40 mph27 (3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway564 (63%)
  • One way street or slip road96 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout65 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded86 (9.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant481 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist215 (20%)
  • Pedestrian183 (17%)
  • Cyclist115 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20102 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 25151 (14%)
  • 26 to 35273 (25%)
  • 36 to 45174 (16%)
  • 46 to 55122 (11%)
  • 56 to 6574 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (1.9%)
  • Over 7530 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded44 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider725 (67%)
  • Pedestrian183 (17%)
  • Passenger177 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,071 (65%)
  • Motorcycle236 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (2.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)16 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 9th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2020

West Thornton, Croydon, CR0 3QA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2020, with 79 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2020

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2020: 122, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23122147021
2ndA212658107
3rdA2356577014
4thA2224756012
5thA232466005
6thA215364316
7thB266354203
8thA213323509
9thA236304108
10thA2022243214
11thB273131703
12thA237121200
13thA22111102
14thB26991201
15thA2148901
16thB2437900
17thB20306701
18thB2756700
19thB2715501
20thB20324600

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2020

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 861.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2020

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2020: 429.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2020, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years