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Thornton Heath, Croydon, CR7 8PN area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
506
1,200th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
599
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
25
Up 19% on 2024

Crash severity at the CR7 8PN hotspot

61 of the 506 collisions here (12%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6012%
  • Slight44588%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
61
Slightly injured
537
All casualties
599

Accidents by year at the CR7 8PN hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 29 in 2014, against an average of 20 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the CR7 8PN hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252530
20242123
20232021
20221822
20211516
20202024
20191620
20181214
20171524
20161515
20152630
20142932
20131925
20122224
20112530
20102325
20091520
20081825
20072631
20062124
20051719
20042329
20031922
20021920
20012734

Map of crashes at the CR7 8PN hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CR7 8PN.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Thornton Heath, Croydon, CR7 8PN 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 CR7 8PN 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
Thornton Heath
Council area
Croydon
Nearest postcode to the centre
CR7 8PN
Postcode district
CR7
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.40787, -0.09746
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
18 December 2025
Rank by collisions
1,200th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the CR7 8PN hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B273, with 118 of 506, followed by the A215 with 70.

Collisions at the CR7 8PN hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB273118145016
2ndA215707908
3rdA212374708

Towns near the CR7 8PN hotspot

All 506 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Croydon.

All 506 crashes at the CR7 8PN hotspot

Newest first, from 8 February 2001 to 18 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year