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Greenwich road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,111 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 2001, and 1,426 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2000 (1,070), and casualties rose from 1,350.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,111
Up 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,426
Up 6% on 2000
Fatal collisions
13
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 2001

1.2% of collisions in Greenwich in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious16215%
  • Slight93684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious19213%
  • Slight1,22186%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,111, up 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (14%)
  • Tuesday180 (16%)
  • Wednesday174 (16%)
  • Thursday146 (13%)
  • Friday189 (17%)
  • Saturday154 (14%)
  • Sunday107 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59143 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59198 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59257 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59196 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (8.7%)
  • February92 (8.3%)
  • March80 (7.2%)
  • April87 (7.8%)
  • May94 (8.5%)
  • June85 (7.7%)
  • July86 (7.7%)
  • August92 (8.3%)
  • September94 (8.5%)
  • October98 (8.8%)
  • November98 (8.8%)
  • December108 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight756 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit353 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds941 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds144 (13%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry813 (73%)
  • Wet or damp290 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph985 (89%)
  • 40 mph46 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph74 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway731 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway281 (25%)
  • Roundabout58 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant768 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist228 (16%)
  • Pedestrian211 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant94 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist70 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1054 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 15100 (7%)
  • 16 to 20141 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 25177 (12%)
  • 26 to 35329 (23%)
  • 36 to 45241 (17%)
  • 46 to 55133 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6560 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.3%)
  • Over 7539 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded74 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider819 (57%)
  • Passenger396 (28%)
  • Pedestrian211 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,350 (70%)
  • Motorcycle237 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach104 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Greenwich

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Greenwich ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 51st most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Greenwich in 2001

Woolwich Arsenal, Greenwich, SE18 6PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Greenwich in 2001, with 115 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 2001

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 2001: 206, including 3 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206206273333
2ndA205112139215
3rdA2107149013
4thA210496904
5thA102475616
6thA20415925
7thB210394503
8thA207374607
9thA2016284818
10thA208232713
11thA200191903
12thA2052192211
13thA2213172313
14thA2041162002
15thA209141602
16thB26391101
17thA22117800
18thB21371100
19thA2116701
20thA22035702

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 2001

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 992.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 2001

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 2001: 319.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 2001, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years