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Greenwich road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 637 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 2014, and 770 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2013 (565), and casualties rose from 689.

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

Collisions in 2014
637
Up 13% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
770
Up 12% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
5.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 2014

0.6% of collisions in Greenwich in 2014 were fatal and 5.2% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious335.2%
  • Slight60094%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious364.7%
  • Slight73095%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 637, up 13% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 637
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (17%)
  • Tuesday104 (16%)
  • Wednesday108 (17%)
  • Thursday87 (14%)
  • Friday86 (14%)
  • Saturday86 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6%)
  • February57 (8.9%)
  • March55 (8.6%)
  • April39 (6.1%)
  • May51 (8%)
  • June64 (10%)
  • July53 (8.3%)
  • August57 (8.9%)
  • September55 (8.6%)
  • October59 (9.3%)
  • November63 (9.9%)
  • December46 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight504 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds593 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (5.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry563 (88%)
  • Wet or damp74 (12%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph601 (94%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph28 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (17%)
  • Roundabout58 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (51%)
  • Pedestrian118 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (12%)
  • Cyclist93 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2053 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 25115 (15%)
  • 26 to 35178 (23%)
  • 36 to 45134 (17%)
  • 46 to 55100 (13%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.3%)
  • Over 7523 (3%)
  • Not recorded45 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider519 (67%)
  • Passenger133 (17%)
  • Pedestrian118 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car761 (68%)
  • Motorcycle104 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach59 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 60th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Greenwich in 2014

Woolwich Arsenal, Greenwich, SE18 6PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Greenwich in 2014, with 54 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 2014

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 2014: 130, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20613015308
2ndA205668201
3rdA2465913
4thA210333502
5thA20323701
6thA102263303
7thA207212400
8thB210192510
9thA2016182202
10thA2041161800
11thA2213142900
12thA208131402
13thA200121500
14thA21191100
15thB26381100
16thA20527701
17thA2096601
18thA22114500
19thB2133300
20thB2082200

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 2014

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 552.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 2014

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 2014: 165.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years