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Greenwich road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,063 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 1999, and 1,327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1998 (1,035), and casualties rose from 1,295.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,063
Up 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,327
Up 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 1999

0.4% of collisions in Greenwich in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious16215%
  • Slight89784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious19214%
  • Slight1,13185%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,063, up 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (15%)
  • Tuesday168 (16%)
  • Wednesday146 (14%)
  • Thursday163 (15%)
  • Friday182 (17%)
  • Saturday142 (13%)
  • Sunday106 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59155 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59198 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59234 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (7.5%)
  • February76 (7.1%)
  • March89 (8.4%)
  • April104 (9.8%)
  • May93 (8.7%)
  • June89 (8.4%)
  • July94 (8.8%)
  • August85 (8%)
  • September87 (8.2%)
  • October85 (8%)
  • November90 (8.5%)
  • December91 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight777 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit279 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds907 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry822 (77%)
  • Wet or damp237 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph955 (90%)
  • 40 mph43 (4%)
  • 50 mph57 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway798 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway203 (19%)
  • Roundabout49 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant671 (51%)
  • Pedestrian234 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist196 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant93 (7%)
  • Cyclist74 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1070 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1593 (7%)
  • 16 to 20144 (11%)
  • 21 to 25160 (12%)
  • 26 to 35311 (23%)
  • 36 to 45194 (15%)
  • 46 to 55109 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6559 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (2.7%)
  • Over 7541 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded69 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider732 (55%)
  • Passenger361 (27%)
  • Pedestrian234 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,329 (70%)
  • Motorcycle206 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach109 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 61st most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 1999

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 1999: 159, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206159200026
2ndA20591113011
3rdA289112116
4thB2105864010
5thA210547007
6thA2074148210
7thA20395402
8thA102(M)263503
9thA208254707
10thA102232803
11thA2213172102
12thA2041161702
13thA200152107
14thA2016152705
15thA209142003
16thA211111100
17thB213101302
18thA22118800
19thA20526802
20thB22146701

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 1999

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 929.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 1999

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 1999: 315.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years