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Greenwich road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 748 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 2011, and 928 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2010 (694), and casualties rose from 852.

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

Collisions in 2011
748
Up 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
928
Up 9% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 2011

0.3% of collisions in Greenwich in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious8411%
  • Slight66289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious929.9%
  • Slight83490%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 2011 is highlighted, with 748, up 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 748
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (11%)
  • Tuesday114 (15%)
  • Wednesday135 (18%)
  • Thursday106 (14%)
  • Friday129 (17%)
  • Saturday119 (16%)
  • Sunday66 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.5%)
  • February50 (6.7%)
  • March52 (7%)
  • April80 (11%)
  • May69 (9.2%)
  • June68 (9.1%)
  • July55 (7.4%)
  • August46 (6.1%)
  • September62 (8.3%)
  • October80 (11%)
  • November60 (8%)
  • December70 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight547 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit199 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds657 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry611 (82%)
  • Wet or damp137 (18%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph673 (90%)
  • 40 mph29 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph44 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway509 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway186 (25%)
  • Roundabout36 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (50%)
  • Pedestrian158 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (14%)
  • Cyclist77 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2081 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 25126 (14%)
  • 26 to 35178 (19%)
  • 36 to 45196 (21%)
  • 46 to 55141 (15%)
  • 56 to 6540 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.2%)
  • Over 7516 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded36 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider567 (61%)
  • Passenger203 (22%)
  • Pedestrian158 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car883 (66%)
  • Motorcycle137 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach76 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Greenwich ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 47th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Greenwich in 2011

Woolwich Arsenal, Greenwich, SE18 6PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Greenwich in 2011, with 70 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 2011

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 2011: 145, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20614517808
2ndA28010116
3rdA2055982010
4thA20426014
5thA210374004
6thA207272703
7thA102253903
8thB210252901
9thA2016182501
10thA200161801
11thA2041141702
12thA208141600
13thA2213111300
14thA205291004
15thA21181101
16thA2095502
17thB2634600
18thA22033302
19thB2133301
20thB22143501

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 2011

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 659.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 2011

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 2011: 197.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 2011, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Greenwich road accidents in other years