Croydon ranked hardest UK place to drive in new study

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

Croydon has been ranked the most stressful place in the UK to drive, scoring 22 out of 100.

A MoneySuperMarket study of driving conditions across 58 UK cities, boroughs and local authorities ranked Croydon as the most stressful place to drive. The borough scored just 22 out of 100, examining factors including road incidents, traffic levels and vehicle crime concerns.

Croydon has 248 one-way roads and recorded more than 3,700 road incidents in 2024. Driving offences rose by 25 per cent between 2023 and 2025, while penalty points increased by 18.5 per cent. These figures contributed to Croydon's lowest drivability score, two points below second-placed Derby at 24. Manchester and Leeds followed with scores of 25, and Preston completed the five most challenging locations with 28.

Bath was named the easiest place to drive, scoring 68 out of 100 with just 357 road incidents recorded in 2024 and vehicle traffic falling by 0.9 per cent over the previous decade. A survey of 2,000 UK motorists accompanying the report found many drivers are already adjusting their routes to avoid stressful journeys.

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Croydon comes DEAD LAST in ranking of UK's easiest places to driveCroydon has been named the most stressful place in the UK to drive, with hundreds of one-way roads and thousands of road incidents helping put the borough bottom of a new ranking.This Is Local London · 18 Oct, 05:00
Croydon comes DEAD LAST in ranking of UK's easiest places to driveCroydon has been named the most stressful place in the UK to drive, with hundreds of one-way roads and thousands of road incidents helping put the borough bottom of a new ranking.Croydon Guardian · 18 Oct, 05:00

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