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Greenwich road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 621 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 2022, and 742 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2021 (664), and casualties fell from 794.

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

Collisions in 2022
621
Down 6% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
742
Down 7% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 2022

0.6% of collisions in Greenwich in 2022 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious8914%
  • Slight52885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious9413%
  • Slight64487%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 621, down 6% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 621
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (16%)
  • Tuesday75 (12%)
  • Wednesday98 (16%)
  • Thursday97 (16%)
  • Friday103 (17%)
  • Saturday83 (13%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.6%)
  • February49 (7.9%)
  • March73 (12%)
  • April39 (6.3%)
  • May51 (8.2%)
  • June62 (10%)
  • July53 (8.5%)
  • August48 (7.7%)
  • September50 (8.1%)
  • October57 (9.2%)
  • November52 (8.4%)
  • December40 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight426 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds490 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other36 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded35 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry488 (79%)
  • Wet or damp103 (17%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph158 (25%)
  • 30 mph391 (63%)
  • 40 mph29 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph43 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout50 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded36 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist155 (21%)
  • Pedestrian131 (18%)
  • Cyclist88 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2044 (5.9%)
  • 21 to 2579 (11%)
  • 26 to 35186 (25%)
  • 36 to 45146 (20%)
  • 46 to 55104 (14%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.8%)
  • Over 7521 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider489 (66%)
  • Pedestrian131 (18%)
  • Passenger122 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car705 (62%)
  • Motorcycle169 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach41 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 41st most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Greenwich in 2022

East Greenwich, Greenwich, SE10 0JL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Greenwich in 2022, with 60 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 2022

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 2022: 112, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206112130119
2ndA205415106
3rdA23950010
4thA102333802
5thA207324004
6thA20222801
7thA210222304
8thA2016182904
9thA211151803
10thB210151802
11thA2041141702
12thA2213131512
13thA2052121601
14thA208111103
15thA200101000
16thA220391101
17thB2637701
18thA22115801
19thB2134501
20thA2093301

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 2022

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 563.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 2022

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 2022: 144.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years