Skip to main content
CrashStats

SE19 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,362 road traffic collisions in the SE19 postcode district, Croydon, from 1982 to 2025, and 6,266 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 818 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 93 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (100).

Collisions since 1982
5,362
471st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,266
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
39
39 people killed
Serious collisions
818
879 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
93
Down 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
101
Down 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SE19

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal390.7%
  • Serious81815%
  • Slight4,50584%

What the data shows

  • SE19 had 907 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 10% more than the 826 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in SE19 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 755 children under 16 were killed or injured in SE19, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in SE19.

Where SE19 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
471st
Most casualties
633rd
Most fatal collisions
1,538th
Most serious collisions
694th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday762 (14%)
  • Tuesday752 (14%)
  • Wednesday824 (15%)
  • Thursday803 (15%)
  • Friday865 (16%)
  • Saturday742 (14%)
  • Sunday614 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,624 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,639 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown59 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,730 (88%)
  • Roundabout257 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway184 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road114 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded77 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph317 (5.9%)
  • 30 mph5,037 (94%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,374 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds694 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other76 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded104 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,713 (43%)
  • Pedestrian1,321 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist1,157 (18%)
  • Cyclist573 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant308 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant121 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SE19 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SE19, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in SE19 peaked at 184 in 1987; 2025 had 93.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 93
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202593101
2024100110
202393104
20228797
2021106122
20208494
20198996
20188496
201785101
20168695
201592106
20148393
20138693
20127082
20117692
201089104
20098397
200899110
20076577
20068396
2005118136
2004103123
2003107129
2002123141
2001122153
2000139170
1999154181
1998152179
1997148179
1996160201
1995120140
1994153173
1993153180
1992152191
1991142164
1990165201
1989183203
1988182212
1987184212
1986179226
1985155175
1984181210
1983172203
1982182218

Map of recent crashes in SE19

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SE19

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SE19

The 24 most recent collisions in SE19 happened between 9 October and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SE19

The A214 has the most collisions in SE19, 1,513 of 5,362 (28%), followed by the A212 (1,024).

Collisions in SE19 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2141,5131,77713260
2ndA2121,0241,1875144
3rdA2158671,04210132
4thA2199191226122
5thB22588110019
6thB232283101

Council areas covering SE19

Collisions in SE19 were recorded in 5 council areas. Croydon has 2,559 of 5,362 (48%).

Collisions in SE19 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCroydon2,5593,00924386
2ndLambeth1,0791,2767171
3rdSouthwark9891,1493147
4thBromley7308265113
5thLewisham5601

Towns in SE19

Collisions in SE19 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Croydon (2,381) and Bromley (1,111).