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Greenwich road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 646 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 2015, and 788 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2014 (637), and casualties rose from 770.

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

Collisions in 2015
646
Up 1% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
788
Up 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
7.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 2015

0.8% of collisions in Greenwich in 2015 were fatal and 7.1% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious467.1%
  • Slight59592%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious496.2%
  • Slight73493%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 646, up 1% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 646
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (15%)
  • Tuesday92 (14%)
  • Wednesday105 (16%)
  • Thursday92 (14%)
  • Friday118 (18%)
  • Saturday73 (11%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (6.5%)
  • February44 (6.8%)
  • March40 (6.2%)
  • April61 (9.4%)
  • May62 (9.6%)
  • June67 (10%)
  • July51 (7.9%)
  • August53 (8.2%)
  • September60 (9.3%)
  • October69 (11%)
  • November46 (7.1%)
  • December51 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight507 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds609 (94%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry584 (90%)
  • Wet or damp58 (9%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph607 (94%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph34 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (13%)
  • Roundabout64 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (17%)
  • Pedestrian126 (16%)
  • Cyclist83 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2049 (6.2%)
  • 21 to 25115 (15%)
  • 26 to 35181 (23%)
  • 36 to 45148 (19%)
  • 46 to 5595 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded54 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider525 (67%)
  • Passenger137 (17%)
  • Pedestrian126 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car801 (68%)
  • Motorcycle148 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach51 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 55th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Greenwich in 2015

Greenwich Park, Greenwich, SE10 8JA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Greenwich in 2015, with 63 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 2015

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 2015: 135, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20613515906
2ndA2496302
3rdA205445102
4thA207354001
5thA102313902
6thA20273602
7thA210263104
8thB210243001
9thA200222902
10thA2041192702
11thA2016182900
12thA208131303
13thA20991202
14thA221391400
15thB2128911
16thA2116603
17thB2634600
18thA22033300
19thA22113311
20thB2132400

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 2015

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 567.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 2015

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 2015: 178.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years