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Greenwich road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 612 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 2016, and 767 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2015 (646), and casualties fell from 788.

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

Collisions in 2016
612
Down 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
767
Down 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
7% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 2016

0.5% of collisions in Greenwich in 2016 were fatal and 7% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious437%
  • Slight56692%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious455.9%
  • Slight71994%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 612, down 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 612
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (15%)
  • Thursday106 (17%)
  • Friday90 (15%)
  • Saturday95 (16%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.4%)
  • February38 (6.2%)
  • March47 (7.7%)
  • April53 (8.7%)
  • May69 (11%)
  • June48 (7.8%)
  • July66 (11%)
  • August38 (6.2%)
  • September38 (6.2%)
  • October38 (6.2%)
  • November67 (11%)
  • December71 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight430 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds540 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (6.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry505 (83%)
  • Wet or damp93 (15%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph533 (87%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph44 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (22%)
  • Roundabout46 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (14%)
  • Pedestrian106 (14%)
  • Cyclist71 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2055 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 2599 (13%)
  • 26 to 35180 (23%)
  • 36 to 45149 (19%)
  • 46 to 55108 (14%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded47 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider503 (66%)
  • Passenger158 (21%)
  • Pedestrian106 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car768 (70%)
  • Motorcycle124 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 61st most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Greenwich in 2016

Greenwich Park, Greenwich, SE10 8JA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Greenwich in 2016, with 49 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 2016

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 2016: 107, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20610712506
2ndA2647306
3rdA205435200
4thA102415105
5thA20334511
6thB210273504
7thA2016213302
8thA207212902
9thA210172001
10thA208141500
11thA200111610
12thA20981000
13thA20417801
14thA22137701
15thA2116800
16thA22035801
17thA20524701
18thB2634501
19thA22113400
20thB2123301

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 2016

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 529.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 2016

SE10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 2016: 143.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years