Road safety in Bromley

Road safety statistics for Bromley

Bromley has a good road safety record and reducing casualties remains central to Bromley’s transport priorities. These are set out in our Local Implementation Plan, with a focus on reducing casualties killed or seriously injured (KSI) on the borough’s roads.

As London’s largest borough, with most miles of road, it is important to look at casualty rates in the context of road length and number of journeys. Casualty data for 2022 shows that Bromley has one of the lowest casualty rates in London, with 117 KSI per billion vehicle miles, which is the fifth lowest in London.

A graph showing the Road KSI Casualty Rate per billion vehicle miles 2022 by London Borough. Bromley has the 5th lowest KSI casualty rate in London per billion miles travelled.

The council has a good record of improving road safety and has focused its efforts in recent years on reducing the numbers of those killed and seriously injured through a programme of treating priority collision hot spots and delivering a road safety education programme. Looking at comparative data for the 2018 to 2022 five-year average for the London boroughs, compared to baseline data, Bromley saw the largest decrease in KSIs.

A graph showing Road KSI Casualties: Reduction from 5 year baseline average (2005 to 2009) to last 5 years (2018 to 2022), by London Borough. Bromley has the largest reduction of KSI casualties anywhere in London compared to the 5 year baseline.

Bromley’s approach to road safety and casualty reduction has resulted in serious and fatal road casualties falling by nearly 50 per cent from the 2005 to 2009 baseline to 2022, with 103 killed or seriously injured in 2022.

Printable versions of these graphs are available to download.

However, the council is not complacent and is continuing to invest in actions to further reduce road casualties as part of a continued long term downward trend.

Data Source: Department for Transport.