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CR5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,989 road traffic collisions in the CR5 postcode district, Croydon, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,162 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 672 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 46 collisions, down 23% on 2024 (60).

Collisions since 1979
3,989
891st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,162
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
49
53 people killed
Serious collisions
672
759 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
46
Down 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
54
Down 21% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CR5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal491.2%
  • Serious67217%
  • Slight3,26882%

What the data shows

  • CR5 had 532 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 654 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in CR5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 482 children under 16 were killed or injured in CR5, 9.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in CR5.

Where CR5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
891st
Most casualties
944th
Most fatal collisions
1,220th
Most serious collisions
1,017th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday571 (14%)
  • Tuesday583 (15%)
  • Wednesday584 (15%)
  • Thursday575 (14%)
  • Friday628 (16%)
  • Saturday550 (14%)
  • Sunday498 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,838 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit930 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting160 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown41 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,574 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway296 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout32 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded40 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph79 (2%)
  • 30 mph3,115 (78%)
  • 40 mph542 (14%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph231 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,124 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds594 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds45 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds31 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other74 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded69 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,157 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist757 (15%)
  • Pedestrian609 (12%)
  • Cyclist316 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant153 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant84 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CR5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CR5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CR5 peaked at 150 in 1982; 2025 had 46.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 46
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254654
20246068
20234350
20224859
20215668
20204351
20196084
20184761
20176084
20166993
20155459
20146789
20134958
201291115
20116486
20106578
20096183
20086990
20075166
200683122
200592119
2004102129
200384104
2002103151
200196140
200090121
1999109140
1998120158
199795120
1996117144
1995131174
1994119137
1993110133
1992114134
1991123158
1990123151
1989126177
1988126164
1987145183
1986138187
1985119160
1984144191
1983126165
1982150203
198100
198000
197911

Map of recent crashes in CR5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CR5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CR5

The 24 most recent collisions in CR5 happened between 4 July and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CR5

The A23 has the most collisions in CR5, 1,206 of 3,989 (30%), followed by the B2032 (481).

Collisions in CR5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA231,2061,59318206
2ndB2032481619680
3rdB20304625941793
4thA237350430259
5thB276257335150
6thB2219365306
7thB278131604
8thA20325601

Council areas covering CR5

Collisions in CR5 were recorded in 4 council areas. Croydon has 2,908 of 3,989 (73%).

Collisions in CR5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCroydon2,9083,65933499
2ndReigate and Banstead1,0411,45716165
3rdSutton313407
4thEpsom and Ewell5700

Towns in CR5

Collisions in CR5 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Croydon (2,461) and Hooley (289).