The A212: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 95 people were killed or seriously injured in 91 collisions on the A212, making it the 138th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
91
serious or fatal collisions
95
people killed or seriously injured
1
collisions that took a life
#138
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A212 carries 582 recorded injury collisions over the period, 91 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Croydon, Lewisham, Southwark, with 1 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are less likely than average to be fatal (1% against 7%), typical of lower-speed urban sections. Most collisions were recorded on 30 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2023 with 21 serious collisions, and the count is up 6% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A212
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Croydon60 KSI
- Lewisham23 KSI
- Southwark6 KSI
- Bromley2 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A212
2025: 17 (down 0% on the year before) · peak 21 in 2023 · +6.3% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A212
How many accidents happen on the A212?
Police recorded 582 injury collisions on the A212 over 2021–2025, of which 91 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 95 people killed or seriously injured, including 1 fatal collisions.
Is the A212 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 138 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 128 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A212 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Croydon, Lewisham, Southwark. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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