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Croydon road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 965 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2021, and 1,106 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2020 (892), and casualties rose from 1,085.

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

Collisions in 2021
965
Up 8% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
1,106
Up 2% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2021

0.4% of collisions in Croydon in 2021 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious15516%
  • Slight80684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious15914%
  • Slight94385%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 965, up 8% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 965
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (14%)
  • Tuesday114 (12%)
  • Wednesday161 (17%)
  • Thursday150 (16%)
  • Friday162 (17%)
  • Saturday145 (15%)
  • Sunday97 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59129 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59241 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59163 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (5.7%)
  • February33 (3.4%)
  • March79 (8.2%)
  • April67 (6.9%)
  • May80 (8.3%)
  • June100 (10%)
  • July96 (9.9%)
  • August71 (7.4%)
  • September106 (11%)
  • October96 (9.9%)
  • November103 (11%)
  • December79 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight696 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds736 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other51 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded43 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry730 (76%)
  • Wet or damp194 (20%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph269 (28%)
  • 30 mph672 (70%)
  • 40 mph24 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway627 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road84 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout59 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded89 (9.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist265 (24%)
  • Pedestrian183 (17%)
  • Cyclist126 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20108 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 25124 (11%)
  • 26 to 35308 (28%)
  • 36 to 45179 (16%)
  • 46 to 55149 (13%)
  • 56 to 6576 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.5%)
  • Over 7524 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded42 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider781 (71%)
  • Pedestrian183 (17%)
  • Passenger142 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,113 (63%)
  • Motorcycle295 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle133 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes111 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)19 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 11th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2021

Fairfield, Croydon, CR9 1SS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2021, with 88 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2021

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2021: 140, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23140153018
2ndA2358186010
3rdA2126177010
4thA2134853011
5thA222465507
6thA215455109
7thA232424806
8thA2364043010
9thB266364005
10thA2022222618
11thB273171808
12thB269141603
13thA22121500
14thB243121501
15thB275101001
16thA2377801
17thA2146604
18thB20306712
19thB20323401
20thB2712200

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2021

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 930.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2021

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2021: 464.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2021, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years