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Greenwich road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,217 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 1991, and 1,509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 199 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1990 (1,357), and casualties fell from 1,655.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,217
Down 10% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,509
Down 9% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
199
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 1991

0.8% of collisions in Greenwich in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious19916%
  • Slight1,00883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious21614%
  • Slight1,28185%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,217, down 10% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday177 (15%)
  • Tuesday186 (15%)
  • Wednesday158 (13%)
  • Thursday210 (17%)
  • Friday189 (16%)
  • Saturday168 (14%)
  • Sunday129 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59175 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59218 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59269 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59212 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (7.2%)
  • February75 (6.2%)
  • March91 (7.5%)
  • April101 (8.3%)
  • May108 (8.9%)
  • June103 (8.5%)
  • July114 (9.4%)
  • August95 (7.8%)
  • September106 (8.7%)
  • October113 (9.3%)
  • November100 (8.2%)
  • December123 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight874 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit342 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,016 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry945 (78%)
  • Wet or damp238 (20%)
  • Frost or ice26 (2.1%)
  • Snow8 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,070 (88%)
  • 40 mph60 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph31 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph42 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway871 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway271 (22%)
  • Roundabout38 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant752 (50%)
  • Pedestrian312 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist191 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant83 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist81 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant45 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1098 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1576 (5%)
  • 16 to 20204 (14%)
  • 21 to 25231 (15%)
  • 26 to 35315 (21%)
  • 36 to 45168 (11%)
  • 46 to 55109 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6576 (5%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3%)
  • Over 7529 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded104 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider801 (53%)
  • Passenger396 (26%)
  • Pedestrian312 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,511 (73%)
  • Motorcycle192 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach86 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 42nd most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 1991

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 1991: 204, including 4 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206204259429
2ndA292111118
3rdA20577101013
4thA210557729
5thA20526812
6thA102(M)517006
7thA207475119
8thB210435105
9thA200232301
10thA208212403
11thA2016203206
12thA2041192204
13thA211182103
14thA102172401
15thA2213162004
16thA2211141403
17thB263132502
18thB213101402
19thA20991002
20thB2165501

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 1991

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 1,073.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 1991

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 1991: 356.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years