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CR0 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 26,863 road traffic collisions in the CR0 postcode district, Croydon, from 1979 to 2025, and 32,904 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 214 were fatal and 4,089 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 427 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (406).

Collisions since 1979
26,863
Highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
32,904
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
214
223 people killed
Serious collisions
4,089
4,506 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
427
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
498
Up 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CR0

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2140.8%
  • Serious4,08915%
  • Slight22,56084%

What the data shows

  • CR0 had 4,487 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 4,403 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in CR0 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 3,885 children under 16 were killed or injured in CR0, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in CR0.

Where CR0 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1st
Most casualties
1st
Most fatal collisions
12th
Most serious collisions
1st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,800 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,981 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,966 (15%)
  • Thursday4,186 (16%)
  • Friday4,410 (16%)
  • Saturday3,712 (14%)
  • Sunday2,808 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18,958 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,368 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown249 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit176 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting112 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21,315 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway2,630 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout1,410 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1,070 (4%)
  • Not recorded438 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1,003 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph24,554 (91%)
  • 40 mph1,119 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph42 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph141 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds21,587 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,559 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds267 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds257 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds102 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist69 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (under 0.1%)
  • Other443 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded570 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant16,017 (49%)
  • Pedestrian6,456 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist4,960 (15%)
  • Cyclist2,343 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,836 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant755 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant191 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant122 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)84 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant58 (0.2%)
  • Other48 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CR0 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CR0, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CR0 peaked at 969 in 1982; 2025 had 427.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 427
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025427498
2024406474
2023452534
2022457551
2021486562
2020447557
2019483565
2018426502
2017470580
2016433525
2015402487
2014482547
2013429527
2012447554
2011444572
2010426535
2009407515
2008428519
2007453558
2006485572
2005575726
2004542661
2003542726
2002576732
2001643826
2000699927
1999791988
1998677864
1997726900
1996745922
1995676856
1994764915
1993726865
1992663802
1991736883
1990761902
19898691,035
1988818964
1987818974
19868561,007
19858911,104
19849551,178
19839481,183
19829691,221
198145
198011
197923

Map of recent crashes in CR0

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CR0

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CR0

The 24 most recent collisions in CR0 happened between 7 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CR0

The A212 has the most collisions in CR0, 3,206 of 26,863 (12%), followed by the A232 (2,867).

Collisions in CR0 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2123,2064,01930507
2ndA2322,8673,54124448
3rdA2352,6473,0489376
4thA2222,3262,80921349
5thA232,1702,75725288
6thA2361,6572,06420263
7thA213570676380
8thB272445552272
9thA215431495062
10thB271427514253
11thB275427510554
12thB243360435458
13thA2022354452255
14thB274116155013
15thA2039304103
16thA2220222600

Council areas covering CR0

Collisions in CR0 were recorded in 5 council areas. Croydon has 25,736 of 26,863 (96%).

Collisions in CR0 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCroydon25,73631,4602043,904
2ndSutton8661,0627134
3rdMerton116168225
4thBromley113168018
5thTandridge243815

Towns in CR0

Collisions in CR0 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Croydon (24,610) and Sutton, Sutton (807).