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Greenwich road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,463 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 1984, and 1,795 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 224 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1983 (1,359), and casualties rose from 1,703.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 46,085 collisions in Greenwich.

Collisions in 1984
1,463
Up 8% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,795
Up 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
21
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
224
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 1984

1.4% of collisions in Greenwich in 1984 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.4%
  • Serious22415%
  • Slight1,21883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.3%
  • Serious25214%
  • Slight1,52085%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,463, up 8% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 in 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday208 (14%)
  • Tuesday205 (14%)
  • Wednesday218 (15%)
  • Thursday206 (14%)
  • Friday281 (19%)
  • Saturday180 (12%)
  • Sunday165 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59209 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59170 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59254 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59361 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59218 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59170 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January120 (8.2%)
  • February116 (7.9%)
  • March145 (9.9%)
  • April96 (6.6%)
  • May119 (8.1%)
  • June109 (7.5%)
  • July121 (8.3%)
  • August100 (6.8%)
  • September131 (9%)
  • October137 (9.4%)
  • November145 (9.9%)
  • December124 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,024 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit438 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,115 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds277 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry966 (66%)
  • Wet or damp489 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,320 (90%)
  • 40 mph109 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph21 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,153 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway199 (14%)
  • Roundabout68 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant752 (42%)
  • Pedestrian388 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist353 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant130 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist104 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant39 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1091 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 15155 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20319 (18%)
  • 21 to 25266 (15%)
  • 26 to 35301 (17%)
  • 36 to 45183 (10%)
  • 46 to 55130 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 65126 (7%)
  • 66 to 7560 (3.3%)
  • Over 7540 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded76 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider928 (52%)
  • Passenger479 (27%)
  • Pedestrian388 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,760 (69%)
  • Motorcycle371 (14%)
  • Bus or coach122 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (2.2%)
  • Minibus11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Greenwich

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Greenwich ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 31st most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 1984

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 1984: 247, including 1 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206247295133
2ndA2168214132
3rdA20109144117
4thB21094117511
5thA20585104115
6thA2076380013
7thA210546328
8thA102426207
9thA208323803
10thA211202503
11thA200172102
12thA2213171905
13thA209131512
14thB22148801
15thB26381000
16thB21371101
17thA22116700
18thA22034402
19thB2124400
20thB2163403

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 1984

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 1,277.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 1984

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 1984: 436.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 1984, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years