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BR4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1982
2,255
1,628th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,796
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
25
28 people killed
Serious collisions
386
438 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
29
Up 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BR4

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal251.1%
  • Serious38617%
  • Slight1,84482%

What the data shows

  • BR4 had 309 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 14% fewer than the 359 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in BR4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 305 children under 16 were killed or injured in BR4, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in BR4.

Where BR4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,628th
Most casualties
1,736th
Most fatal collisions
1,994th
Most serious collisions
1,796th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday334 (15%)
  • Tuesday318 (14%)
  • Wednesday339 (15%)
  • Thursday337 (15%)
  • Friday384 (17%)
  • Saturday298 (13%)
  • Sunday245 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,653 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit556 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,015 (89%)
  • Roundabout133 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph2,124 (94%)
  • 40 mph65 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph42 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,860 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds277 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.4%)
  • Other29 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded28 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,529 (55%)
  • Pedestrian431 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist419 (15%)
  • Cyclist236 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant55 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BR4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BR4, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in BR4 peaked at 102 in 1984; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252529
20242427
20232531
20223540
20213137
20202533
20193438
20184351
20173440
20163337
20154349
20143844
20132831
20123641
20113543
20103442
20093438
20083648
20073950
20063645
20054560
20044162
20035059
20026278
20016684
20004754
19995869
19985464
19977081
19967194
19955769
19946274
19936479
19927193
19915870
19907487
19898096
19885865
198778100
198686115
198572101
1984102128
19837192
198290128

Map of recent crashes in BR4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BR4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BR4

The 24 most recent collisions in BR4 happened between 19 February and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BR4

The A232 has the most collisions in BR4, 649 of 2,255 (29%), followed by the A2022 (256).

Collisions in BR4 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2326497757113
2ndA2022256365552
3rdA214253299046
4thB251141181122

Council areas covering BR4

Collisions in BR4 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bromley has 2,243 of 2,255 (99%).

Collisions in BR4 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBromley2,2432,76224383
2ndCroydon123413

Town in BR4

Of the 2,255 collisions in BR4, 1,977 (88%) were in Bromley.