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Greenwich road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 579 road traffic collisions in Greenwich in 2025, and 676 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2024 (585), and casualties fell from 709.

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

Collisions in 2025
579
Down 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
676
Down 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Greenwich in 2025

0.3% of collisions in Greenwich in 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 15% in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious9316%
  • Slight48484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious9714%
  • Slight57785%

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,537 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 579, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 579
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday96 (17%)
  • Wednesday82 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (12%)
  • Friday94 (16%)
  • Saturday84 (15%)
  • Sunday71 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.4%)
  • February50 (8.6%)
  • March41 (7.1%)
  • April46 (7.9%)
  • May33 (5.7%)
  • June61 (11%)
  • July54 (9.3%)
  • August33 (5.7%)
  • September45 (7.8%)
  • October64 (11%)
  • November61 (11%)
  • December54 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds448 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other36 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry440 (76%)
  • Wet or damp104 (18%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded30 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph262 (45%)
  • 30 mph266 (46%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph30 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (21%)
  • Roundabout62 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded50 (8.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Greenwich in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (38%)
  • Pedestrian123 (18%)
  • Cyclist115 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (4%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2053 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2571 (11%)
  • 26 to 35177 (26%)
  • 36 to 45123 (18%)
  • 46 to 5583 (12%)
  • 56 to 6556 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (65%)
  • Pedestrian123 (18%)
  • Passenger111 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car615 (59%)
  • Motorcycle134 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach54 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Greenwich in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Greenwich had the 41st most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Greenwich in 2025

Greenwich Park, Greenwich, SE10 8JA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Greenwich in 2025, with 58 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Greenwich with the most crashes in 2025

The A206 had the most collisions in Greenwich in 2025: 104, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Greenwich, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA206104126022
2ndA2526517
3rdA205445109
4thA210303207
5thA2041212603
6thA207212403
7thA20202800
8thA200181803
9thA102161903
10thA2213111702
11thB210101100
12thA20169900
13thA22119903
14thA2087903
15thA20526803
16thA2096802
17thA22036801
18thB2636601
19thA2115500
20thA22043300

Towns in Greenwich: crashes in 2025

Greenwich itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 517.

Postcode districts in Greenwich: crashes in 2025

SE18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Greenwich in 2025: 150.

Latest crashes in Greenwich in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Greenwich in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Greenwich road accidents in other years