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Greenwich road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 46,085 road traffic collisions in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025, and 56,794 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 449 were fatal and 6,907 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 579 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (585), and casualties fell from 709 to 676.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
46,085
43rd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56,794
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
449
1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
579
Down 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Greenwich

1% of collisions in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4491%
  • Serious6,90715%
  • Slight38,72984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4750.8%
  • Serious7,64313%
  • Slight48,67686%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. In 2025 there were 579, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 579
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025579676
2024585709
2023602725
2022621742
2021664794
2020611723
2019724896
2018714884
2017793973
2016612767
2015646788
2014637770
2013565689
2012632771
2011748928
2010694852
2009705872
2008758921
2007745954
2006754906
2005798941
20048651,062
20031,0051,243
20021,0441,310
20011,1111,426
20001,0701,350
19991,0631,327
19981,0351,295
19971,0781,306
19961,1151,342
19951,1361,393
19941,0951,359
19931,0741,270
19921,2251,512
19911,2171,509
19901,3571,655
19891,3661,653
19881,2881,591
19871,3511,662
19861,3471,680
19851,3671,700
19841,4631,795
19831,3591,703
19821,5371,940
19811,4361,759
19801,3621,720
19791,5321,951

When and where crashes happen in Greenwich

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,518 (14%)
  • Tuesday6,938 (15%)
  • Wednesday6,926 (15%)
  • Thursday6,881 (15%)
  • Friday7,584 (16%)
  • Saturday6,309 (14%)
  • Sunday4,929 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,662 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59917 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596,439 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596,065 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597,731 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910,700 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597,888 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,683 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,641 (7.9%)
  • February3,383 (7.3%)
  • March3,914 (8.5%)
  • April3,672 (8%)
  • May3,936 (8.5%)
  • June3,877 (8.4%)
  • July3,976 (8.6%)
  • August3,610 (7.8%)
  • September3,925 (8.5%)
  • October4,161 (9%)
  • November4,138 (9%)
  • December3,852 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight32,560 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12,976 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown306 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit182 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds34,353 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,913 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds408 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds278 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist161 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds158 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (under 0.1%)
  • Other4,275 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded524 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry34,218 (74%)
  • Wet or damp11,034 (24%)
  • Frost or ice343 (0.7%)
  • Snow178 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep12 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded289 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1,416 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph39,887 (87%)
  • 40 mph2,465 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph1,669 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph518 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph123 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway30,380 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway8,761 (19%)
  • Roundabout2,350 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1,570 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3,024 (6.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Greenwich

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant27,388 (48%)
  • Pedestrian10,517 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist9,079 (16%)
  • Cyclist3,923 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3,261 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant1,541 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant395 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)313 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant191 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant124 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,433 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 102,388 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 153,509 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 207,144 (13%)
  • 21 to 257,502 (13%)
  • 26 to 3511,735 (21%)
  • 36 to 458,146 (14%)
  • 46 to 555,319 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 653,262 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 751,829 (3.2%)
  • Over 751,315 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3,212 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider32,174 (57%)
  • Passenger14,103 (25%)
  • Pedestrian10,517 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car55,057 (68%)
  • Motorcycle9,630 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4,570 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle4,015 (5%)
  • Bus or coach4,004 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,765 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car681 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle504 (0.6%)
  • Minibus154 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)45 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Greenwich

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Greenwich

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Greenwich ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 43rd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 102nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
40thHillingdon47,92060,6404357,368
41stIslington46,52451,9973376,703
42ndNewham46,36756,2453306,472
43rdGreenwich (this area)46,08556,7944496,907
44thDoncaster45,96463,0448117,043
45thHaringey45,11753,2293216,013
46thEast Riding of Yorkshire44,88663,6581,1229,646

Accident hotspots in Greenwich

Woolwich Arsenal, Greenwich, SE18 6PQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Greenwich, with 1,675 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025: 8,001, including 74 fatal and 1,146 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2068,0019,735741,146
2ndA24,1395,28555654
3rdA2053,6464,55228549
4thA202,2752,99232341
5thB2102,0282,43228303
6thA2102,0162,45725291
7thA2071,7602,15122291
8thA1021,4951,93817186
9thA2089831,18512138
10thA2007638794116
11thA22136818689110
12thA2016633885890
13thA2041583754491
14thA211559683798
15thA209460566269
16thA102(M)433571869
17thA2211324372252
18thB263302401147
19thB213289355551
20thA2052284329350

Towns in Greenwich

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 36,778.

Postcode districts in Greenwich

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025: 11,752.

Latest crashes in Greenwich

Of the latest 24 crashes in Greenwich, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity