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Greenwich road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,078 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 1997, and 1,306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1996 (1,115), and casualties fell from 1,342.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,078
Down 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,306
Down 3% on 1996
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 1997

0.9% of collisions in Greenwich in 1997 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious17216%
  • Slight89683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious19515%
  • Slight1,10084%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,078, down 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (15%)
  • Tuesday173 (16%)
  • Wednesday177 (16%)
  • Thursday154 (14%)
  • Friday172 (16%)
  • Saturday130 (12%)
  • Sunday110 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59169 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59153 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59182 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59256 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (7.7%)
  • February90 (8.3%)
  • March95 (8.8%)
  • April63 (5.8%)
  • May69 (6.4%)
  • June97 (9%)
  • July119 (11%)
  • August75 (7%)
  • September83 (7.7%)
  • October109 (10%)
  • November95 (8.8%)
  • December100 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight770 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit291 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds935 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry836 (78%)
  • Wet or damp232 (22%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph968 (90%)
  • 40 mph50 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph39 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway740 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway249 (23%)
  • Roundabout46 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant648 (50%)
  • Pedestrian253 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist197 (15%)
  • Cyclist84 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant45 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1072 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1579 (6%)
  • 16 to 20142 (11%)
  • 21 to 25136 (10%)
  • 26 to 35342 (26%)
  • 36 to 45170 (13%)
  • 46 to 55109 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6570 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3%)
  • Over 7524 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded87 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider737 (56%)
  • Passenger316 (24%)
  • Pedestrian253 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,354 (72%)
  • Motorcycle202 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach64 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 58th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 1997

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 1997: 183, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206183220129
2ndA2111128216
3rdA20589110115
4thB210526919
5thA207435119
6thA204055014
7thA210364105
8thA102(M)273004
9thA2213212402
10thA2041202302
11thA208182204
12thA2016162713
13thA102151712
14thA200131602
15thA209131400
16thB213121702
17thA2211111202
18thB221491003
19thB26381202
20thA2117802

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 1997

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 932.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 1997

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 1997: 302.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years