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Croydon road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 933 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2024, and 1,047 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2023 (1,103), and casualties fell from 1,258.

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

Collisions in 2024
933
Down 15% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
1,047
Down 17% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2024

0.1% of collisions in Croydon in 2024 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious15216%
  • Slight78084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious15415%
  • Slight89285%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 933, down 15% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 933
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (14%)
  • Tuesday136 (15%)
  • Wednesday136 (15%)
  • Thursday160 (17%)
  • Friday153 (16%)
  • Saturday126 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59171 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59165 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (8.9%)
  • February76 (8.1%)
  • March93 (10%)
  • April92 (9.9%)
  • May82 (8.8%)
  • June70 (7.5%)
  • July73 (7.8%)
  • August52 (5.6%)
  • September70 (7.5%)
  • October86 (9.2%)
  • November81 (8.7%)
  • December75 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight680 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit225 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds637 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other61 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded104 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry628 (67%)
  • Wet or damp209 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded87 (9.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph327 (35%)
  • 30 mph580 (62%)
  • 40 mph25 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway605 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road65 (7%)
  • Roundabout51 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded134 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist302 (29%)
  • Pedestrian185 (18%)
  • Cyclist104 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2079 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 25140 (13%)
  • 26 to 35284 (27%)
  • 36 to 45183 (17%)
  • 46 to 55113 (11%)
  • 56 to 6576 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.1%)
  • Over 7528 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded51 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider721 (69%)
  • Pedestrian185 (18%)
  • Passenger141 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,080 (62%)
  • Motorcycle351 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach60 (3.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)19 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 7th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2024

West Thornton, Croydon, CR0 3QA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2024, with 93 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2024

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2024: 138, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23138159016
2ndA2359396013
3rdA2126582010
4thA215556008
5thA222485619
6thA213394205
7thB266394106
8thA232364408
9thA236303507
10thA2022293405
11thA22172201
12thB275121301
13thA237111102
14thB243111502
15thA214101101
16thB20309902
17thB2716600
18thB2736603
19thB20325802
20thB2695500

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2024

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 902.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2024

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2024: 395.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2024, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years