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Greenwich road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 632 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 2012, and 771 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2011 (748), and casualties fell from 928.

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

Collisions in 2012
632
Down 16% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
771
Down 17% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Greenwich in 2012 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6610%
  • Slight56389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious709.1%
  • Slight69891%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 632, down 16% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 632
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday114 (18%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday91 (14%)
  • Friday95 (15%)
  • Saturday83 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.9%)
  • February41 (6.5%)
  • March63 (10%)
  • April51 (8.1%)
  • May58 (9.2%)
  • June58 (9.2%)
  • July64 (10%)
  • August49 (7.8%)
  • September60 (9.5%)
  • October54 (8.5%)
  • November48 (7.6%)
  • December36 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight473 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds511 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry447 (71%)
  • Wet or damp169 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph579 (92%)
  • 40 mph19 (3%)
  • 50 mph28 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway458 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (21%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (50%)
  • Pedestrian127 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (16%)
  • Cyclist56 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2061 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2595 (12%)
  • 26 to 35193 (25%)
  • 36 to 45152 (20%)
  • 46 to 5591 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider492 (64%)
  • Passenger152 (20%)
  • Pedestrian127 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car744 (66%)
  • Motorcycle131 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach61 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 61st most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Greenwich in 2012

Woolwich Arsenal, Greenwich, SE18 6PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Greenwich in 2012, with 58 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 2012

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 2012: 107, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20610712907
2ndA2647704
3rdA205424703
4thA20375506
5thA207313318
6thA102294100
7thA210252804
8thB210202603
9thA2016162301
10thA208141801
11thA200111100
12thA204181303
13thA205281012
14thA22117701
15thA22137900
16thA2095601
17thB22145500
18thB2134601
19thB2634400
20thA22033300

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 2012

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 568.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 2012

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 2012: 176.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years