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Greenwich road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,347 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 1986, and 1,680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 221 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1985 (1,367), and casualties fell from 1,700.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,347
Down 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,680
Down 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
17
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
221
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Greenwich in 1986 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.3%
  • Serious22116%
  • Slight1,10982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.1%
  • Serious24214%
  • Slight1,42085%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,347, down 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday191 (14%)
  • Tuesday210 (16%)
  • Wednesday201 (15%)
  • Thursday205 (15%)
  • Friday221 (16%)
  • Saturday177 (13%)
  • Sunday142 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59153 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59183 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59225 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59307 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59232 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59170 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January109 (8.1%)
  • February91 (6.8%)
  • March107 (7.9%)
  • April110 (8.2%)
  • May130 (9.7%)
  • June92 (6.8%)
  • July113 (8.4%)
  • August113 (8.4%)
  • September91 (6.8%)
  • October134 (9.9%)
  • November136 (10%)
  • December121 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight910 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit436 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,063 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds198 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry944 (70%)
  • Wet or damp378 (28%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.5%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,207 (90%)
  • 40 mph100 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph35 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,026 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway218 (16%)
  • Roundabout61 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant770 (46%)
  • Pedestrian339 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist278 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant108 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist89 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant53 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1084 (5%)
  • 11 to 15109 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20279 (17%)
  • 21 to 25288 (17%)
  • 26 to 35281 (17%)
  • 36 to 45151 (9%)
  • 46 to 55125 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65103 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7569 (4.1%)
  • Over 7532 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded104 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider860 (51%)
  • Passenger481 (29%)
  • Pedestrian339 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,518 (67%)
  • Motorcycle287 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes164 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach119 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (2.6%)
  • Minibus11 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 36th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 1986

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 1986: 237, including 3 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206237288338
2ndA2134173123
3rdA205104124114
4thA2079110017
5thB2107081213
6thA210567324
7thA102526805
8thA207496418
9thA200232805
10thA2213202816
11thA211172506
12thA208161903
13thA209111705
14thB2214111210
15thA221191001
16thB21371003
17thB2637902
18thA22035600
19thA22043301
20thB2083301

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 1986

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,187.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 1986

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 1986: 411.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years