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Greenwich road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,005 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 2003, and 1,243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2002 (1,044), and casualties fell from 1,310.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,005
Down 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,243
Down 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 2003

0.7% of collisions in Greenwich in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious12613%
  • Slight87287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious13511%
  • Slight1,10189%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,005, down 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday164 (16%)
  • Tuesday146 (15%)
  • Wednesday156 (16%)
  • Thursday158 (16%)
  • Friday146 (15%)
  • Saturday137 (14%)
  • Sunday98 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59143 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59242 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (6%)
  • February68 (6.8%)
  • March75 (7.5%)
  • April90 (9%)
  • May76 (7.6%)
  • June95 (9.5%)
  • July89 (8.9%)
  • August90 (9%)
  • September101 (10%)
  • October89 (8.9%)
  • November86 (8.6%)
  • December86 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight743 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit258 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds871 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (11%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry788 (78%)
  • Wet or damp202 (20%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph894 (89%)
  • 40 mph41 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph64 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway721 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway212 (21%)
  • Roundabout46 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant660 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (15%)
  • Pedestrian187 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant100 (8%)
  • Cyclist52 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant39 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1570 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20134 (11%)
  • 21 to 25129 (10%)
  • 26 to 35274 (22%)
  • 36 to 45237 (19%)
  • 46 to 55105 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6581 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (2.8%)
  • Over 7535 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded94 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider743 (60%)
  • Passenger313 (25%)
  • Pedestrian187 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,261 (70%)
  • Motorcycle206 (11%)
  • Bus or coach114 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 51st most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Greenwich in 2003

Woolwich Arsenal, Greenwich, SE18 6PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Greenwich in 2003, with 97 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 2003

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 2003: 182, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206182223225
2ndA2058911108
3rdA2779907
4thA20455104
5thA210455406
6thB210445615
7thA102395411
8thA207354519
9thA2016344706
10thA208243002
11thA2041182401
12thA2213182105
13thA2052171813
14thA209151804
15thA200121402
16thB263101500
17thA2118801
18thA22118801
19thB2137900
20thB2125901

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 2003

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 896.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 2003

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 2003: 275.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years