Skip to main content
CrashStats

Croydon road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,103 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2023, and 1,258 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2022 (922), and casualties rose from 1,093.

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

Collisions in 2023
1,103
Up 20% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
1,258
Up 15% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2023

0.4% of collisions in Croydon in 2023 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious14713%
  • Slight95286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious15112%
  • Slight1,10388%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 1,103, up 20% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 1,103
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (15%)
  • Tuesday142 (13%)
  • Wednesday181 (16%)
  • Thursday172 (16%)
  • Friday188 (17%)
  • Saturday141 (13%)
  • Sunday119 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59287 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59196 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7.2%)
  • February66 (6%)
  • March84 (7.6%)
  • April77 (7%)
  • May83 (7.5%)
  • June100 (9.1%)
  • July93 (8.4%)
  • August75 (6.8%)
  • September99 (9%)
  • October120 (11%)
  • November133 (12%)
  • December94 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight751 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit296 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds754 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other57 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded153 (14%)

Road surface

  • Dry717 (65%)
  • Wet or damp242 (22%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded136 (12%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph457 (41%)
  • 30 mph625 (57%)
  • 40 mph18 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway702 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road76 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout59 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded170 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist457 (36%)
  • Car occupant374 (30%)
  • Pedestrian205 (16%)
  • Cyclist112 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Tram occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1543 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2084 (6.7%)
  • 21 to 25159 (13%)
  • 26 to 35390 (31%)
  • 36 to 45222 (18%)
  • 46 to 55136 (11%)
  • 56 to 6579 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2%)
  • Over 7522 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded42 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider889 (71%)
  • Pedestrian205 (16%)
  • Passenger164 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,203 (59%)
  • Motorcycle484 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle112 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach54 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (2.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)12 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 5th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2023

West Thornton, Croydon, CR0 3QA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2023, with 128 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2023

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2023: 182, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23182209124
2ndA235111117113
3rdB266788316
4thA2127594014
5thA213464905
6thA222445305
7thA215424507
8thA232354404
9thA236263205
10thA2022253703
11thB273192005
12thB275121403
13thA22101201
14thB2437703
15thB2697800
16thB2717800
17thA2376801
18thA2145500
19thB20303400
20thB20323500

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2023

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 1,073.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2023

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2023: 436.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2023, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years