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Purley & Woodcote, Croydon, CR8 4LL area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
120
6,780th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
138
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
5
4 in 2024

Crash severity at the CR8 4LL hotspot

18 of the 120 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious1714%
  • Slight10285%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
17
Slightly injured
120
All casualties
138

Accidents by year at the CR8 4LL hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 8 in 2022, against an average of 4.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the CR8 4LL hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
202444
202335
202288
202178
202022
201944
201845
201755
201677
201533
201467
201355
201256
201157
201089
200955
200856
200722
200666
200534
200456
2003511
200244
200144

Map of crashes at the CR8 4LL hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CR8 4LL.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Purley & Woodcote, Croydon, CR8 4LL area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the CR8 4LL hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Purley & Woodcote
Council area
Croydon
Nearest postcode to the centre
CR8 4LL
Postcode district
CR8
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.331, -0.13519
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
13 December 2025
Rank by collisions
6,780th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the CR8 4LL hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A237, with 65 of 120, followed by the A23 with 24.

Collisions at the CR8 4LL hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2376575011
2ndA23242612
3rdB2030131402

Towns near the CR8 4LL hotspot

All 120 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Croydon.

All 120 crashes at the CR8 4LL hotspot

Newest first, from 14 January 2001 to 13 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year