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Greenwich road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 714 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 2018, and 884 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (793), and casualties fell from 973.

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

Collisions in 2018
714
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
884
Down 9% on 2017
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 2018

1.1% of collisions in Greenwich in 2018 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious9914%
  • Slight60785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious10111%
  • Slight77588%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 714, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 714
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (14%)
  • Tuesday101 (14%)
  • Wednesday111 (16%)
  • Thursday121 (17%)
  • Friday114 (16%)
  • Saturday91 (13%)
  • Sunday73 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.6%)
  • February46 (6.4%)
  • March51 (7.1%)
  • April51 (7.1%)
  • May59 (8.3%)
  • June74 (10%)
  • July60 (8.4%)
  • August54 (7.6%)
  • September67 (9.4%)
  • October59 (8.3%)
  • November62 (8.7%)
  • December77 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight504 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds562 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry543 (76%)
  • Wet or damp140 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph79 (11%)
  • 30 mph565 (79%)
  • 40 mph26 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph42 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway412 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway168 (24%)
  • Roundabout51 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (7%)
  • Not recorded33 (4.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (15%)
  • Pedestrian130 (15%)
  • Cyclist103 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2060 (6.8%)
  • 21 to 2577 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 35196 (22%)
  • 36 to 45198 (22%)
  • 46 to 55134 (15%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.2%)
  • Over 7516 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded32 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider575 (65%)
  • Passenger179 (20%)
  • Pedestrian130 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car845 (65%)
  • Motorcycle153 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach49 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 39th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Greenwich in 2018

East Greenwich, Greenwich, SE10 0JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Greenwich in 2018, with 82 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 2018

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 2018: 136, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206136168218
2ndA205587915
3rdA25159110
4thA102486216
5thA210314404
6thA207293706
7thA20263110
8thB210232501
9thA2016162411
10thA200121401
11thA208111200
12thA2213101201
13thA204191401
14thA205291200
15thA220391400
16thA2096900
17thA22115602
18thA2113302
19thB2113301
20thB2133302

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 2018

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 627.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 2018

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 2018: 180.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years