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Croydon road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 937 road traffic collisions in Croydon in 2025, and 1,067 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2024 (933), and casualties rose from 1,047.

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

Collisions in 2025
937
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,067
Up 2% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Croydon in 2025

0.2% of collisions in Croydon in 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Croydon from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious14816%
  • Slight78784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious15214%
  • Slight91386%

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,097 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 937, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 937
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (14%)
  • Tuesday146 (16%)
  • Wednesday126 (13%)
  • Thursday153 (16%)
  • Friday158 (17%)
  • Saturday124 (13%)
  • Sunday102 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59233 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59160 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (8.9%)
  • February65 (6.9%)
  • March91 (9.7%)
  • April66 (7%)
  • May66 (7%)
  • June72 (7.7%)
  • July80 (8.5%)
  • August85 (9.1%)
  • September67 (7.2%)
  • October99 (11%)
  • November87 (9.3%)
  • December76 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight657 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit251 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds696 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other50 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded79 (8.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry695 (74%)
  • Wet or damp164 (18%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded69 (7.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph355 (38%)
  • 30 mph552 (59%)
  • 40 mph26 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway618 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road75 (8%)
  • Roundabout65 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded89 (9.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Croydon in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist266 (25%)
  • Pedestrian234 (22%)
  • Cyclist131 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20103 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 25132 (12%)
  • 26 to 35265 (25%)
  • 36 to 45183 (17%)
  • 46 to 55104 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6593 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.6%)
  • Over 7530 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded46 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider687 (64%)
  • Pedestrian234 (22%)
  • Passenger146 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,021 (62%)
  • Motorcycle305 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle137 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach49 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)12 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Croydon in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Croydon had the 9th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Croydon in 2025

West Thornton, Croydon, CR0 3QA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Croydon in 2025, with 78 collisions, 16 of them serious.

Roads in Croydon with the most crashes in 2025

The A23 had the most collisions in Croydon in 2025: 119, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Croydon, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23119135125
2ndA2358393012
3rdA2126677011
4thA2155255011
5thA232415117
6thA222363802
7thB266353704
8thA213283104
9thA236272903
10thA2022192501
11thA22172102
12thB273151703
13thB275131702
14thA237101201
15thB243101000
16thA2147903
17thB20327801
18thB2715502
19thB2694600
20thB20303301

Towns in Croydon: crashes in 2025

Croydon itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 905.

Postcode districts in Croydon: crashes in 2025

CR0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Croydon in 2025: 407.

Latest crashes in Croydon in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Croydon in 2025, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Croydon road accidents in other years