Skip to main content
CrashStats

Lambeth road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,170 road traffic collisions in Lambeth in 1984, and 2,510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 352 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (2,131), and casualties rose from 2,448.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 73,576 collisions in Lambeth.

Collisions in 1984
2,170
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
2,510
Up 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
26
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
352
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Lambeth in 1984

1.2% of collisions in Lambeth in 1984 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal261.2%
  • Serious35216%
  • Slight1,79283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261%
  • Serious37915%
  • Slight2,10584%

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,222 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 2,170, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 in 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday316 (15%)
  • Tuesday320 (15%)
  • Wednesday323 (15%)
  • Thursday301 (14%)
  • Friday370 (17%)
  • Saturday294 (14%)
  • Sunday246 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5988 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5936 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59224 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59336 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59369 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59483 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59354 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59280 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January169 (7.8%)
  • February168 (7.7%)
  • March181 (8.3%)
  • April143 (6.6%)
  • May186 (8.6%)
  • June193 (8.9%)
  • July202 (9.3%)
  • August158 (7.3%)
  • September168 (7.7%)
  • October195 (9%)
  • November228 (11%)
  • December179 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,493 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit674 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (under 0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (under 0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,735 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds356 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,546 (71%)
  • Wet or damp616 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2,165 (100%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,781 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway250 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road78 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout55 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lambeth in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant780 (31%)
  • Pedestrian695 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist523 (21%)
  • Cyclist254 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant193 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant33 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 10145 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 15113 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20381 (15%)
  • 21 to 25407 (16%)
  • 26 to 35461 (18%)
  • 36 to 45257 (10%)
  • 46 to 55209 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 65164 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 75100 (4%)
  • Over 7564 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded145 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,239 (49%)
  • Pedestrian695 (28%)
  • Passenger576 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,302 (64%)
  • Motorcycle563 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle263 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach222 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes141 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (0.8%)
  • Minibus18 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lambeth in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Lambeth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lambeth ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lambeth had the 11th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Lambeth with the most crashes in 1984

The A23 had the most collisions in Lambeth in 1984: 556, including 4 fatal and 76 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lambeth, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23556635476
2ndA3171203132
3rdA3036140162325
4thA21599108215
5thA20394102114
6thA22178098215
7thA2027686016
8thA2057385110
9thA24516205
10thB221505927
11thA204424916
12thA214395016
13thA301283102
14thA3200283301
15thB224273008
16thB272272904
17thA3204263409
18thA3203172101
19thB225151803
20thB222131903

Towns in Lambeth: crashes in 1984

Lambeth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 1,856.

Postcode districts in Lambeth: crashes in 1984

SW9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lambeth in 1984: 347.

Latest crashes in Lambeth in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Lambeth in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Lambeth road accidents in other years