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SE20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,557 road traffic collisions in the SE20 postcode district, Bromley, from 1982 to 2025, and 4,113 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 574 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 62 collisions, up 32% on 2024 (47).

Collisions since 1982
3,557
1,059th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,113
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
24
26 people killed
Serious collisions
574
608 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
62
Up 32% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
69
Up 33% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SE20

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal240.7%
  • Serious57416%
  • Slight2,95983%

What the data shows

  • SE20 had 625 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 5% fewer than the 659 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in SE20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 508 children under 16 were killed or injured in SE20, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in SE20.

Where SE20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,059th
Most casualties
1,279th
Most fatal collisions
2,033rd
Most serious collisions
1,284th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday473 (13%)
  • Tuesday479 (13%)
  • Wednesday595 (17%)
  • Thursday539 (15%)
  • Friday562 (16%)
  • Saturday528 (15%)
  • Sunday381 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,482 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,020 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,376 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (1%)
  • Roundabout21 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded52 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph110 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph3,446 (97%)
  • 40 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,932 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds440 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other63 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded54 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,673 (41%)
  • Pedestrian944 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist809 (20%)
  • Cyclist388 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant194 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant66 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SE20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SE20, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in SE20 peaked at 118 in 1997; 2025 had 62.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 62
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256269
20244752
20235056
20227379
20215867
20204247
20197493
20188395
20177079
20166680
20157481
20147481
20137887
20127077
20115567
20105359
20097794
20086173
20076375
20065466
20058696
20046782
200385100
20028190
20018896
2000106131
1999114127
199890101
1997118144
19968090
19957486
19948591
199394108
199291104
199192107
1990110120
1989113133
198888100
198791109
198699125
198589100
1984102116
1983115135
1982115145

Map of recent crashes in SE20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SE20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SE20

The 24 most recent collisions in SE20 happened between 17 August and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SE20

The A213 has the most collisions in SE20, 1,030 of 3,557 (29%), followed by the A234 (885).

Collisions in SE20 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2131,0301,2066145
2ndA2348851,0247149
3rdA2147468748141

Council areas covering SE20

Collisions in SE20 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bromley has 3,539 of 3,557 (99%).

Collisions in SE20 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBromley3,5394,09424572
2ndCroydon181902

Town in SE20

Of the 3,557 collisions in SE20, 3,550 (99.8%) were in Bromley.