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CR9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 826 road traffic collisions in the CR9 postcode district, Croydon, from 1982 to 2025, and 977 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 122 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1982
826
2,270th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
977
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
122
129 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CR9

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious12215%
  • Slight69885%

What the data shows

  • CR9 had 102 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 147 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in CR9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 71 children under 16 were killed or injured in CR9, 7.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in CR9.

Where CR9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,270th
Most casualties
2,327th
Most fatal collisions
2,516th
Most serious collisions
2,411th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (14%)
  • Tuesday135 (16%)
  • Wednesday118 (14%)
  • Thursday127 (15%)
  • Friday151 (18%)
  • Saturday113 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight635 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit185 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway546 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (17%)
  • Roundabout67 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph27 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph751 (91%)
  • 40 mph45 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds662 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant407 (42%)
  • Pedestrian244 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant104 (11%)
  • Cyclist59 (6%)
  • Van occupant20 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CR9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CR9, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in CR9 peaked at 41 in 1986; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251519
202467
202366
20221520
2021912
2020813
20191113
20181624
20171010
2016611
20151517
20141417
20131319
20121321
20111822
201066
20091616
20081821
20071923
20061516
20052534
20041920
20032427
20021315
20011825
20001415
19992224
19982633
19971920
19961921
19952021
19942128
19932427
19921516
19911617
19903133
19892531
19882728
19873435
19864147
19852630
19843743
19832939
19823235

Map of recent crashes in CR9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CR9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CR9

The 24 most recent collisions in CR9 happened between 19 August 2023 and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CR9

The A23 has the most collisions in CR9, 189 of 826 (23%), followed by the A232 (93).

Collisions in CR9 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23189226126
2ndA23293106015
3rdA21285104014
4thA2357682110
5thA222465117
6thA236151702
7thB27291611
8thB27591001

Council areas covering CR9

Collisions in CR9 were recorded in 2 council areas. Croydon has 812 of 826 (98%).

Collisions in CR9 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCroydon8129555119
2ndSutton142213

Towns in CR9

Collisions in CR9 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Croydon (787) and Sutton, Sutton (10).