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Bromley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 39,643 road traffic collisions in Bromley from 1980 to 2025, and 48,235 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 333 were fatal and 6,573 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 578 collisions, up 11% on 2024 (522).

Collisions since 1980
39,643
29th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
48,235
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
333
340 people killed
Serious collisions
6,573
7,226 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
578
Up 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
666
Up 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Bromley

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal3330.8%
  • Serious6,57317%
  • Slight32,73783%

What the data shows

  • Bromley had 6,076 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 5% fewer than the 6,427 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Bromley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 5,434 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bromley, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Bromley.

Where Bromley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
29th
Most casualties
30th
Most fatal collisions
26th
Most serious collisions
24th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,586 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,717 (14%)
  • Wednesday6,016 (15%)
  • Thursday6,152 (16%)
  • Friday6,383 (16%)
  • Saturday5,676 (14%)
  • Sunday4,113 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight28,750 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10,241 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown279 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit225 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting148 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway35,565 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway1,556 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout1,418 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road691 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded413 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph591 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph37,223 (94%)
  • 40 mph1,572 (4%)
  • 50 mph148 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph101 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds32,267 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,189 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds343 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds279 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds174 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist145 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (under 0.1%)
  • Other659 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded572 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant25,150 (52%)
  • Pedestrian8,249 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist6,942 (14%)
  • Cyclist4,045 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,294 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant990 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant176 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant148 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)118 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant84 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bromley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromley, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Bromley peaked at 1,555 in 1982; 2025 had 578.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 578
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025578666
2024522609
2023544638
2022583680
2021583683
2020492580
2019648798
2018671808
2017758920
2016697839
2015735871
2014686792
2013600708
2012620751
2011649798
2010612716
2009630779
2008606761
2007609792
2006680828
2005771932
2004807996
2003803990
20021,0011,248
20019451,154
20009331,160
19991,0691,283
19981,0781,310
19971,1181,362
19961,0501,272
19951,0471,265
19941,1181,370
19931,0861,324
19921,1051,354
19911,0721,282
19901,2221,513
19891,3151,594
19881,2441,528
19871,2461,543
19861,3651,679
19851,3311,579
19841,4351,776
19831,4201,706
19821,5551,992
198135
198011

Map of recent crashes in Bromley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bromley

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bromley

The 24 most recent collisions in Bromley happened between 14 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bromley

The A222 has the most collisions in Bromley, 3,476 of 39,643 (8.8%), followed by the A21 (3,353).

Collisions in Bromley on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2223,4764,24430567
2ndA213,3534,20342581
3rdA2142,6003,06719460
4thA2322,0542,51724333
5thA2341,7251,99016323
6thA2241,6642,16123278
7thA2081,4281,72612230
8thA2231,3151,55515203
9thA2131,1031,2926153
10thA2331,0971,48410198
11thA20157729447124
12thA22127578817106
13thB2657238828107
14thB2516959051117
15thB228447555269
16thB230347429064
17thB263318380259
18thA212271306038
19thB226215238033
20thB264146184037
21stA2022121157123
22ndB2212106121113
23rdB21587284213
24thB258667706
25thA20253712
26thA223410
27thB2223301

Council areas covering Bromley

Collisions in Bromley were recorded in 8 council areas. Bromley has 38,697 of 39,643 (98%).

Collisions in Bromley by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBromley38,69747,1003296,433
2ndCroydon408456058
3rdLewisham292377348
4thSouthwark109128022
5thGreenwich445405
6thBexley425814
7thLambeth303501
8thSevenoaks91302

Postcode districts in Bromley

Collisions in Bromley were recorded in 18 postcode districts, led by BR3 (6,600) and BR2 (5,943).