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Croydon road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 922 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2022, and 1,093 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 164 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2021 (965), and casualties fell from 1,106.

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

Collisions in 2022
922
Down 4% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
1,093
Down 1% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
164
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2022

0.2% of collisions in Croydon in 2022 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious16418%
  • Slight75682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious16715%
  • Slight92485%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 922, down 4% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 922
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (14%)
  • Tuesday150 (16%)
  • Wednesday111 (12%)
  • Thursday144 (16%)
  • Friday147 (16%)
  • Saturday126 (14%)
  • Sunday115 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59169 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (8.2%)
  • February61 (6.6%)
  • March85 (9.2%)
  • April80 (8.7%)
  • May99 (11%)
  • June81 (8.8%)
  • July70 (7.6%)
  • August76 (8.2%)
  • September74 (8%)
  • October63 (6.8%)
  • November86 (9.3%)
  • December71 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight613 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit277 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds683 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other66 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded60 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry702 (76%)
  • Wet or damp170 (18%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph293 (32%)
  • 30 mph600 (65%)
  • 40 mph27 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway615 (67%)
  • One way street or slip road91 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout59 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded80 (8.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist224 (20%)
  • Pedestrian195 (18%)
  • Cyclist126 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2079 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 25111 (10%)
  • 26 to 35302 (28%)
  • 36 to 45203 (19%)
  • 46 to 55127 (12%)
  • 56 to 6588 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.4%)
  • Over 7521 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded54 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider723 (66%)
  • Pedestrian195 (18%)
  • Passenger175 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,053 (63%)
  • Motorcycle256 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle127 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach51 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)21 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 14th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2022

Fairfield, Croydon, CR9 1SS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2022, with 86 collisions, 18 of them serious.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2022

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2022: 118, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23118142125
2ndA2358087014
3rdA2127087015
4thA2155768014
5thA232495902
6thA222465107
7thA213405307
8thA236364315
9thB266283001
10thB273212204
11thA2022192606
12thA22111404
13thB243101302
14thA2379902
15thB27581002
16thB203071001
17thB2697800
18thB2715500
19thA2144401
20thB20324501

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2022

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 886.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2022

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2022: 432.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2022, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years