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A23 crash in Croydon on 15 November 2025 at 20:30 involving a Vauxhall Corsa

A Vauxhall Corsa, a Toyota Yaris and a car were involved in a crash on the A23 in Croydon at 20:30 on Saturday 15 November 2025. All four casualties were slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry dual carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
15 Nov 2025
Saturday, 20:30
Vehicles
3
Vauxhall Corsa and 2 others
Casualties
4
4 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.3407, longitude -0.11699, in the CR8 postcode district and within the built-up area of Croydon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Purley & Woodcote, Croydon, CR8 2LT area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Croydon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010609707
Council area
Croydon
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
23
Road type
Dual carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 1 metre away, was a slight injury crash on 3 November 2019.

Vehicles involved (3)

  • Vehicle 1: Vauxhall Corsa

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

  • Vehicle 2: Toyota Yaris

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    19 years
    Engine capacity
    1,329 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Overtaking on nearside (passenger side, nearest the kerb)
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Left-hand drive
    No

Casualties (4)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Vauxhall Corsa)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Yaris)

    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 4: Passenger

    Slight

    Female, aged 19, car occupant, in vehicle 2 (Toyota Yaris)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2025010609707 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Croydon road accident statistics for 2025.