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Greenwich road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 793 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 2017, and 973 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 30% on 2016 (612), and casualties rose from 767.

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

Collisions in 2017
793
Up 30% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
973
Up 27% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 2017

0.4% of collisions in Greenwich in 2017 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious9011%
  • Slight70088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious939.6%
  • Slight87790%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 793, up 30% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 793
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (13%)
  • Tuesday118 (15%)
  • Wednesday112 (14%)
  • Thursday135 (17%)
  • Friday122 (15%)
  • Saturday120 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.4%)
  • February55 (6.9%)
  • March65 (8.2%)
  • April69 (8.7%)
  • May67 (8.4%)
  • June71 (9%)
  • July58 (7.3%)
  • August78 (9.8%)
  • September54 (6.8%)
  • October66 (8.3%)
  • November85 (11%)
  • December66 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight546 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit223 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds613 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded65 (8.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry562 (71%)
  • Wet or damp160 (20%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded60 (7.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph65 (8.2%)
  • 30 mph651 (82%)
  • 40 mph31 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph46 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway458 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway187 (24%)
  • Roundabout52 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (5%)
  • Not recorded56 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant461 (47%)
  • Pedestrian157 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (14%)
  • Cyclist97 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2067 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 25110 (11%)
  • 26 to 35244 (25%)
  • 36 to 45161 (17%)
  • 46 to 55159 (16%)
  • 56 to 6572 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.7%)
  • Over 7526 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider630 (65%)
  • Passenger186 (19%)
  • Pedestrian157 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car933 (65%)
  • Motorcycle157 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach92 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car51 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 36th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Greenwich in 2017

East Greenwich, Greenwich, SE10 0JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Greenwich in 2017, with 73 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 2017

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 2017: 129, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206129158010
2ndA275104213
3rdA205709305
4thA102394407
5thA20343904
6thA207314205
7thA210273002
8thB210192103
9thA2016172401
10thA2041172201
11thA208142002
12thA2213131802
13thA200121410
14thA209101100
15thA20527700
16thA2116901
17thA22035801
18thB2635501
19thB2133400
20thA22112200

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 2017

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 701.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 2017

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 2017: 221.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years