England · Local authority E09000006

Driving around Bromley.

Understand the wider traffic picture, discuss local driving skills and find useful next steps.

Population and household transport

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Residents aged 17–24

23,947

Mid-2025 estimate. This is an age-group count, not the number of learners.

Households without a car or van

22.9%

Census 2021. Household vehicle availability does not establish access to a practice car.

Annual traffic

901

Million motor-vehicle miles during 2025.

A measure of travel across this authority area, not the number of vehicles, a road’s daily flow or current congestion. DfT asks that these figures be rounded to the nearest million miles.

Reported injury collisions

629

Police-reported personal-injury collisions during 2025.

3 fatal collisions. This counts collisions, not people killed. Damage-only incidents and unreported collisions are outside this dataset.

Traffic over time

Annual million vehicle miles, rounded. Authority boundaries can change.
YearAll motor vehiclesCars and taxis
2025 901 720
2024 891 711
2023 876 700
2022 870 694
2021 850 677
2020 743 584
2019 913 733
2018 881 705
2017 901 718
2016 907 721
2015 886 721
2014 880 718
2013 861 705
2012 856 700
2011 857 702

Road setting

Reported collisions by recorded setting, 2025
Setting Collisions
Single carriageway 465
Roundabout 54
Dual carriageway 49
Unknown 45
One way street 9
Slip road 7

Light conditions

Reported collisions by recorded setting, 2025
Setting Collisions
Daylight 445
Darkness - lights lit 160
Darkness - lighting unknown 12
Darkness - no lighting 11
Darkness - lights unlit 1
More collisions does not automatically mean greater risk.

Traffic exposure, area size, road mix and reporting vary. These are counts, not comparable collision rates. Ask your instructor to choose practice environments suited to your current ability and current conditions.

Plan useful practice

Work with a qualified supervisor and agree goals with your instructor.

Check today’s conditions

Official roadworks, travel and weather services.

Teach and reflect

Planning, CPD and tools for instructor development.

Community and travel context

Census 2021 gives a historical picture of Bromley. These figures can help you plan the support and practical questions to discuss with an instructor.

Residents reporting a disability

13.9%

Census definition; not driving fitness.

Employed residents commuting as car/van drivers

27.9%

Census 2021, during coronavirus restrictions.

Explore language, disability and commuting figures for Bromley

Sources and matching

Traffic: DfT road traffic downloads. Collisions: DfT STATS19 2025. We match the traffic authority code to the collision’s current highway-authority code; this does not assign an instructor or test centre to that area. Local traffic estimates are less robust than regional totals. Download the source metadata and full history.