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Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown, Croydon, CR8 1EE area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
206
4,120th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
275
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Collisions in 2025
12
4 in 2024

Crash severity at the CR8 1EE hotspot

31 of the 206 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious2814%
  • Slight17585%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
3
Seriously injured
35
Slightly injured
237
All casualties
275

Accidents by year at the CR8 1EE hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 13 in 2001, against an average of 8.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the CR8 1EE hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251216
202444
20231011
202256
2021811
202022
201979
20181013
2017911
2016914
20151212
2014813
2013711
201256
2011811
2010812
200945
20081113
2007913
2006911
200568
20041010
20031218
2002812
20011323

Map of crashes at the CR8 1EE hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CR8 1EE.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Purley Oaks & Riddlesdown, Croydon, CR8 1EE area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the CR8 1EE 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 Oaks & Riddlesdown
Council area
Croydon
Nearest postcode to the centre
CR8 1EE
Postcode district
CR8
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.32795, -0.1005
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
20 December 2025
Rank by collisions
4,120th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the CR8 1EE hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A22, with 81 of 206, followed by the A2022 with 69.

Collisions at the CR8 1EE hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2281115110
2ndA2022699008

Towns near the CR8 1EE hotspot

176 of the 206 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Croydon.

All 206 crashes at the CR8 1EE hotspot

Newest first, from 10 March 2001 to 20 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year