The number of people killed or seriously injured on Bromley’s roads reduced by 51% between 2005-9 and 2020-24, the largest reduction of any London borough.
The statistics, which include 2024, the latest year available, show that those killed or seriously injured reduced by half, from an average of 203 in the years 2005-2009 to 99 in the years 2020-2024.
The 2024 statistics also show that the KSI casualty rate per billion vehicle miles was 94 per billion vehicle miles, Bromley’s lowest rate in a decade and the third lowest rate of any London Borough.
Commenting on the figures Cllr Nicholas Bennett JP Executive Councillor for Transport, Highways and Road Safety said, “I welcome this improvement but we cannot be complacent and whilst the final figures for 2025 are not yet known, it is expected we will see an increase in KSI injuries compared to 2024.
“We also take account of the fact that Bromley is by far London’s largest borough, with 550 miles of road, equal to the distance from Bromley to Zurich and many of them rural roads. This is why the per billion vehicle miles is a helpful comparison, where we have the third lowest accident rate in London.
“Despite a limited budget from Transport for London (TfL) we use the money we are allocated sensibly concentrating on known accident blackspots. In the past year we have made the Chinese and Monks Orchard roundabouts safer for all users and two zebra crossings and a mini-roundabout have been installed on Southend Road.”
Councillor Bennett continued, “Education is important - our road safety programme for schools is outstanding with more schools in the borough with gold accreditation travel plans than any other London borough. Our ‘Driven by Consequences’ programme for sixth formers and our cycle training schemes teach students how to use our roads sensibly.
"We would like to do more especially to tackle the minority of selfish motorists who speed but our requests for speed cameras have not been granted by TfL. One of my major concerns having been a magistrate for more than 20 years is the number of drivers on London’s roads without a licence or insurance; taking these people off the road must be a top priority for the police.”
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