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Greenwich road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 724 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 2019, and 896 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2018 (714), and casualties rose from 884.

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

Collisions in 2019
724
Up 1% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
896
Up 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 2019

0.6% of collisions in Greenwich in 2019 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious8412%
  • Slight63688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious869.6%
  • Slight80590%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 724, up 1% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 724
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (15%)
  • Tuesday109 (15%)
  • Wednesday107 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (14%)
  • Friday123 (17%)
  • Saturday96 (13%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (6.4%)
  • February86 (12%)
  • March48 (6.6%)
  • April45 (6.2%)
  • May57 (7.9%)
  • June63 (8.7%)
  • July54 (7.5%)
  • August72 (9.9%)
  • September71 (9.8%)
  • October63 (8.7%)
  • November53 (7.3%)
  • December66 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight512 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit191 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds566 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other42 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry547 (76%)
  • Wet or damp154 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph101 (14%)
  • 30 mph539 (74%)
  • 40 mph34 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph48 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway192 (27%)
  • Roundabout67 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (7%)
  • Not recorded39 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (17%)
  • Pedestrian131 (15%)
  • Cyclist85 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2057 (6.4%)
  • 21 to 2583 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35227 (25%)
  • 36 to 45173 (19%)
  • 46 to 55150 (17%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.6%)
  • Over 7513 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded43 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider589 (66%)
  • Passenger176 (20%)
  • Pedestrian131 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car903 (67%)
  • Motorcycle171 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach51 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 34th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Greenwich in 2019

East Greenwich, Greenwich, SE10 0JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Greenwich in 2019, with 86 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 2019

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 2019: 138, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206138173011
2ndA205526307
3rdA2516513
4thA102486305
5thA20263905
6thA210222703
7thA207213102
8thB210202305
9thA200182004
10thA2041172416
11thA2052161602
12thA2016142001
13thA208121203
14thA2213101501
15thA20991201
16thA21191113
17thB2636700
18thB2123300
19thB22143301
20thA22032200

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 2019

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 652.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 2019

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 2019: 190.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 2019, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years