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Lambeth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 73,576 road traffic collisions in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025, and 85,046 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 538 were fatal and 11,218 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 938 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (874), and casualties rose from 994 to 1,051.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
73,576
11th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85,046
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
538
0.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
938
Up 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Lambeth

0.7% of collisions in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5380.7%
  • Serious11,21815%
  • Slight61,82084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5570.7%
  • Serious11,95514%
  • Slight72,53485%

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,222 in 1982. In 2025 there were 938, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 938
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259381,051
2024874994
20231,0441,152
20221,1671,297
20211,1981,332
20201,0541,170
20191,1911,357
20181,2871,458
20171,3331,536
20161,2681,460
20151,2261,400
20141,2631,392
20131,1691,347
20121,0691,236
20111,1171,307
20101,1061,293
20091,1441,285
20081,0301,187
20079611,129
20061,0811,232
20051,1761,335
20041,2301,415
20031,5051,739
20021,6511,912
20011,7301,923
20001,8012,079
19991,9062,188
19981,8012,076
19971,8202,180
19961,7492,001
19951,8892,229
19941,9142,231
19931,9662,272
19921,9192,223
19911,8752,166
19902,1862,546
19892,1882,494
19882,0352,384
19872,0332,367
19862,0782,405
19852,0532,407
19842,1702,510
19832,1312,448
19822,2222,628
19811,9452,320
19802,0382,448
19792,0452,505

When and where crashes happen in Lambeth

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10,544 (14%)
  • Tuesday11,113 (15%)
  • Wednesday11,060 (15%)
  • Thursday11,431 (16%)
  • Friday11,864 (16%)
  • Saturday9,742 (13%)
  • Sunday7,822 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593,579 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,770 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599,704 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5910,702 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5911,193 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5915,596 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912,812 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598,220 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January5,453 (7.4%)
  • February5,478 (7.4%)
  • March5,956 (8.1%)
  • April5,847 (7.9%)
  • May6,302 (8.6%)
  • June6,408 (8.7%)
  • July6,781 (9.2%)
  • August6,064 (8.2%)
  • September6,363 (8.6%)
  • October6,727 (9.1%)
  • November6,623 (9%)
  • December5,574 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight50,487 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22,017 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown823 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit211 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds56,080 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds8,592 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds618 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds430 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds206 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist112 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds25 (under 0.1%)
  • Other5,982 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded1,531 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry57,590 (78%)
  • Wet or damp14,922 (20%)
  • Frost or ice284 (0.4%)
  • Snow197 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel21 (under 0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep16 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded546 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph5,409 (7.4%)
  • 30 mph68,010 (92%)
  • 40 mph123 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph16 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph6 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway56,728 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway8,495 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road3,424 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout1,389 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3,540 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Lambeth

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant27,256 (32%)
  • Pedestrian19,474 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist17,425 (20%)
  • Cyclist12,371 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5,456 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant1,477 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant876 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant265 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)203 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant98 (0.1%)
  • Other35 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded110 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,730 (2%)
  • 6 to 103,017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 153,408 (4%)
  • 16 to 207,845 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2512,691 (15%)
  • 26 to 3522,400 (26%)
  • 36 to 4512,609 (15%)
  • 46 to 557,783 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 654,532 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 752,395 (2.8%)
  • Over 751,640 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4,996 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider48,603 (57%)
  • Pedestrian19,474 (23%)
  • Passenger16,969 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car74,984 (59%)
  • Motorcycle19,542 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle12,832 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7,168 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach6,854 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2,129 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,737 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle708 (0.6%)
  • Minibus202 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)153 (0.1%)
  • Other45 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Lambeth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Lambeth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lambeth ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lambeth had the 11th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
8thBradford80,457109,9101,10612,966
9thCornwall78,835109,0981,46614,892
10thCity of Edinburgh74,53890,16582215,096
11thLambeth (this area)73,57685,04653811,218
12thBuckinghamshire72,942100,4751,41713,125
13thSheffield71,90693,68889612,412
14thSomerset70,09298,0271,77413,841

Accident hotspots in Lambeth

Brixton North, Lambeth, SW9 8AB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Lambeth, with 3,587 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 16 of them fatal.

Roads in Lambeth with the most crashes

The A23 had the most collisions in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025: 17,844, including 149 fatal and 2,674 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2317,84420,6631492,674
2ndA37,4248,423491,119
3rdA30364,5905,20730770
4thA22173,2103,64321508
5thA2153,1053,66927443
6thA2052,9913,67930453
7thA2032,8743,32318489
8thA2022,3982,83621388
9thB2211,6091,85115228
10thA241,5901,79313237
11thA2041,4211,69118216
12thA2141,3181,64310213
13thA3011,1931,3069180
14thA32049281,07310161
15thB2728239636108
16thA32007017851106
17thB224544628472
18thA3203503580277
19thB223498576570
20thA22144685663105

Towns in Lambeth

Lambeth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 58,796.

Postcode districts in Lambeth

SW9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025: 11,701.

Latest crashes in Lambeth

Of the latest 24 crashes in Lambeth, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity