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Greenwich road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,044 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 2002, and 1,310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 153 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2001 (1,111), and casualties fell from 1,426.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,044
Down 6% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,310
Down 8% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
153
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 2002

0.9% of collisions in Greenwich in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious15315%
  • Slight88284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious17313%
  • Slight1,12686%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,044, down 6% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (13%)
  • Tuesday159 (15%)
  • Wednesday174 (17%)
  • Thursday141 (14%)
  • Friday173 (17%)
  • Saturday153 (15%)
  • Sunday107 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59160 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59190 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (9.3%)
  • February65 (6.2%)
  • March91 (8.7%)
  • April78 (7.5%)
  • May90 (8.6%)
  • June88 (8.4%)
  • July71 (6.8%)
  • August103 (9.9%)
  • September69 (6.6%)
  • October100 (9.6%)
  • November111 (11%)
  • December81 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight696 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit347 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds853 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds171 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry754 (72%)
  • Wet or damp285 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph922 (88%)
  • 40 mph55 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph61 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway723 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway239 (23%)
  • Roundabout43 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant698 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist222 (17%)
  • Pedestrian213 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant88 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist49 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1051 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1575 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20140 (11%)
  • 21 to 25158 (12%)
  • 26 to 35262 (20%)
  • 36 to 45249 (19%)
  • 46 to 55119 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6564 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3.3%)
  • Over 7538 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded76 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider737 (56%)
  • Passenger360 (27%)
  • Pedestrian213 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,302 (72%)
  • Motorcycle226 (13%)
  • Bus or coach99 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 53rd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Greenwich in 2002

Woolwich Arsenal, Greenwich, SE18 6PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Greenwich in 2002, with 99 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 2002

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 2002: 184, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206184227119
2ndA20580112012
3rdA2698718
4thA102588407
5thA20485809
6thA210445229
7thA207425046
8thB210404706
9thA208344405
10thA2041233003
11thA200192003
12thA2016192303
13thA2213151803
14thA2052121804
15thA211111302
16thA209101100
17thA22119902
18thB21391210
19thB2636900
20thB2125701

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 2002

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 925.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 2002

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 2002: 303.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 2002, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years