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CR2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,748 road traffic collisions in the CR2 postcode district, Croydon, from 1980 to 2025, and 7,125 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 859 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 83 collisions, up 12% on 2024 (74).

Collisions since 1980
5,748
375th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,125
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
46
46 people killed
Serious collisions
859
945 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
83
Up 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
103
Up 26% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CR2

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal460.8%
  • Serious85915%
  • Slight4,84384%

What the data shows

  • CR2 had 755 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 22% fewer than the 966 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in CR2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 781 children under 16 were killed or injured in CR2, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in CR2.

Where CR2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
375th
Most casualties
460th
Most fatal collisions
1,308th
Most serious collisions
609th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday762 (13%)
  • Tuesday862 (15%)
  • Wednesday892 (16%)
  • Thursday859 (15%)
  • Friday981 (17%)
  • Saturday796 (14%)
  • Sunday596 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,052 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,608 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown45 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,227 (91%)
  • Roundabout232 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road81 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded58 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph136 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph5,521 (96%)
  • 40 mph72 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph16 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,621 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds796 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist27 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other83 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded107 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,932 (55%)
  • Pedestrian1,118 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist1,047 (15%)
  • Cyclist513 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant274 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant157 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CR2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CR2, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in CR2 peaked at 239 in 1982; 2025 had 83.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 83
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202583103
20247482
20237391
20226985
20218091
20206578
20197790
20187695
201779106
20167993
20158595
201487105
201399128
201296106
2011101145
2010101126
2009103136
200889111
200795123
2006110141
2005108130
2004127158
2003112145
2002129175
2001132172
2000143202
1999139176
1998169197
1997181235
1996159183
1995160205
1994150182
1993144176
1992158197
1991171205
1990182217
1989182223
1988177221
1987198232
1986226277
1985194240
1984225294
1983220261
1982239289
198112
198011

Map of recent crashes in CR2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CR2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CR2

The 24 most recent collisions in CR2 happened between 28 August and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CR2

The A235 has the most collisions in CR2, 1,214 of 5,748 (21%), followed by the A2022 (1,046).

Collisions in CR2 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2351,2141,4319163
2ndA20221,0461,3389173
3rdB2697709532127
4thB275567700695
5thA212117160112
6thB243100122113
7thA23334409

Council areas covering CR2

Collisions in CR2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Croydon has 5,720 of 5,748 (99.5%).

Collisions in CR2 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCroydon5,7207,09146856
2ndTandridge242902

Town in CR2

Of the 5,748 collisions in CR2, 5,466 (95%) were in Croydon.