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.

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 2019 to 2023 five-year average for the London boroughs, compared to baseline data, Bromley saw the largest decrease in KSIs - a 48 per cent decrease.

Bar graph showing KSI casualty reduction by borough from 5 year baseline to 2019 to 2023 average, with Bromley KSI decreased by 48 per cent.

As London’s largest borough, with most miles of road, it is helpful to look at casualty rates in the context of road length and number of journeys. Casualty data for 2024 has not been published at the time of this study, but 2023 data shows that Bromley has one of the lower casualty rates in London, with 140 KSI per billion vehicle miles, which is the tenth lowest in London.

Bar graph KSI rate per billion vehicle miles by borough for 2023, with Bromley tenth lowest in London.

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.