Tag Archives: road safety

Dangerous driver does a runner after crash on Woodside Green

Posted on January 28, 2026 by insidecroydon

Residents in Woodside Green were both terrified and relieved last night, after a car that was racing through their neighbourhood crashed into roadside barriers and ended up on its roof in the middle of the public open space. They were … Continue reading →

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Perry’s council fails to spend £74,000 from road safety budget

Posted on January 28, 2026 by insidecroydon

Under the Tory Mayor, Croydon axed six lollipop patrols outside primary schools last year in a cost-cutting measure. Yet now, according to Croydon East MP Natasha Irons, the council is sitting on a pot of grant money while children’s lives … Continue reading →

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Official: More car crashes in Croydon than anywhere in London

Posted on December 13, 2023 by insidecroydon

Data shows nine fatalities and 350 injuries at London Fire Brigade call-outs to crashes on the roads of the capital last winter Croydon is London’s most dangerous borough for road traffic collisions. That’s according to official figures from the London … Continue reading →

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Making our roads a safer place needs enforcement action

Posted on April 19, 2016 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: One of our MPs has written to constituents expressing his disappointment at council proposals for 20mph speed limits on residential roads. On one matter, AUSTEN COOPER agrees with the MP I took this picture, left, yesterday, and tweeted … Continue reading →

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