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A23 crash in Croydon on 17 November 2025 at 15:50 involving a Volkswagen Caddy van

A Volkswagen Caddy van and a Piaggio Liberty motorcycle were involved in a crash on the A23 in Croydon at 15:50 on Monday 17 November 2025. The 26-year-old male rider of the Piaggio Liberty motorcycle was slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a T or staggered junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
17 Nov 2025
Monday, 15:50
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Caddy and Piaggio Liberty
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.40191, longitude -0.11864, in the CR7 postcode district and within the built-up area of Croydon. It is one of the crashes that make up the Bensham Manor, Croydon, CR7 7LD area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Croydon

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010609986
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
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
T or staggered junction
Junction control
Give way or uncontrolled
Second road class
Unclassified

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
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 9 November 2023.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Caddy

    Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes

    Manoeuvre
    Turning left
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Nearside
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    1,968 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    10% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Piaggio Liberty

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Approaching junction or waiting or parked at junction approach
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    26 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Slight

    Male, aged 26, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Piaggio Liberty)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 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 2025010609986 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.