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Croydon road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 54,317 road traffic collisions in Croydon from 1979 to 2025, and 65,924 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 402 were fatal and 8,122 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 915 collisions, up 1% on 2024 (907).

Collisions since 1979
54,317
12th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
65,924
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
402
421 people killed
Serious collisions
8,122
8,870 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
915
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,043
Up 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Croydon

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal4020.7%
  • Serious8,12215%
  • Slight45,79384%

What the data shows

  • Croydon had 9,182 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 9,064 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Croydon were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 7,744 children under 16 were killed or injured in Croydon, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Croydon.

Where Croydon ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
12th
Most casualties
13th
Most fatal collisions
16th
Most serious collisions
14th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7,689 (14%)
  • Tuesday7,963 (15%)
  • Wednesday8,130 (15%)
  • Thursday8,301 (15%)
  • Friday8,833 (16%)
  • Saturday7,508 (14%)
  • Sunday5,893 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight38,111 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15,259 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown509 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit349 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway46,074 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway3,526 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout1,980 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1,741 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded996 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph2,416 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph50,728 (93%)
  • 40 mph1,084 (2%)
  • 50 mph34 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph49 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds43,571 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds7,262 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds481 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds439 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds216 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist164 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds24 (under 0.1%)
  • Other916 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1,244 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant31,983 (49%)
  • Pedestrian12,933 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist10,662 (16%)
  • Cyclist4,836 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3,108 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant1,410 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant376 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant215 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)159 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant115 (0.2%)
  • Other52 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded75 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Croydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Croydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Croydon peaked at 1,964 in 1982; 2025 had 915.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 915
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259151,043
20249071,012
20231,0791,221
20229011,072
20219431,081
20208721,050
20199281,096
20188671,019
20179051,110
20168651,057
20158811,029
20149481,075
20138701,072
20129201,094
20119351,184
20108841,076
20098751,097
20089061,097
20079071,110
20069381,155
20051,0981,344
20041,1231,356
20031,0941,410
20021,1751,490
20011,2441,589
20001,3571,773
19991,4811,823
19981,4151,770
19971,4841,862
19961,4641,797
19951,4031,748
19941,5111,801
19931,4121,687
19921,3491,631
19911,4851,786
19901,6011,916
19891,7672,135
19881,6641,969
19871,6902,014
19861,7422,095
19851,7202,112
19841,9462,380
19831,8702,288
19821,9642,384
198134
198078
197922

Map of recent crashes in Croydon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Croydon

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Croydon

The 24 most recent collisions in Croydon happened between 19 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Croydon

The A23 has the most collisions in Croydon, 6,988 of 54,317 (13%), followed by the A235 (5,253).

Collisions in Croydon on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA236,9888,543581,013
2ndA2355,2536,14427759
3rdA2124,0004,97633614
4thA2152,7343,25823428
5thA2322,6013,21023407
6thA2222,3542,83822354
7thA20221,6632,08710255
8thA2131,6451,9438239
9thA2361,5831,95119246
10thB2661,5291,7558201
11thB2751,0031,22011150
12thB2739601,17410173
13thA228721,11010121
14thB2697549342125
15thB243607732591
16thA2145787039115
17thA237560705396
18thB203048361713100
19thB271355426041
20thB2032300371244
21stB276207261136
22ndB274118157013
23rdB27289118015
24thA2039304103
25thB233303203
26thA2220222600
27thB232151800
28thA1186800

Council areas covering Croydon

Collisions in Croydon were recorded in 9 council areas. Croydon has 53,661 of 54,317 (99%).

Collisions in Croydon by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCroydon53,66165,1013908,009
2ndLambeth474587983
3rdSutton5572212
4thTandridge426317
5thBromley242704
6thReigate and Banstead242901
7thMerton172002
8thHavering91100
9thHackney3301

Postcode districts in Croydon

Collisions in Croydon were recorded in 13 postcode districts, led by CR0 (24,610) and CR7 (6,353).