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Lambeth road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,186 road traffic collisions in Lambeth in 1990, and 2,546 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 365 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989 (2,188), and casualties rose from 2,494.

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

Collisions in 1990
2,186
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
2,546
Up 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
22
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
365
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Lambeth in 1990

1% of collisions in Lambeth in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221%
  • Serious36517%
  • Slight1,79982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal220.9%
  • Serious40516%
  • Slight2,11983%

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,222 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 2,186, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday338 (15%)
  • Tuesday303 (14%)
  • Wednesday312 (14%)
  • Thursday349 (16%)
  • Friday371 (17%)
  • Saturday290 (13%)
  • Sunday223 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59107 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5945 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59244 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59313 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59337 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59498 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59410 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59232 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January190 (8.7%)
  • February189 (8.6%)
  • March202 (9.2%)
  • April195 (8.9%)
  • May152 (7%)
  • June187 (8.6%)
  • July206 (9.4%)
  • August158 (7.2%)
  • September162 (7.4%)
  • October188 (8.6%)
  • November188 (8.6%)
  • December169 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,610 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit576 (26%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,883 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds222 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other18 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,749 (80%)
  • Wet or damp436 (20%)
  • Snow1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2,185 (100%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,817 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway211 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road111 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout47 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lambeth in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant924 (36%)
  • Pedestrian667 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist462 (18%)
  • Cyclist260 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant160 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant51 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 565 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 10122 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1598 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20291 (11%)
  • 21 to 25514 (20%)
  • 26 to 35644 (25%)
  • 36 to 45251 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55148 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 65119 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7581 (3.2%)
  • Over 7550 (2%)
  • Not recorded163 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,274 (50%)
  • Pedestrian667 (26%)
  • Passenger605 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,397 (64%)
  • Motorcycle505 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle261 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes253 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach214 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lambeth in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lambeth had the 9th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Lambeth with the most crashes in 1990

The A23 had the most collisions in Lambeth in 1990: 580, including 10 fatal and 108 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lambeth, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2358066210108
2ndA3209248132
3rdA3036135142220
4thA205106122118
5thA2217103118117
6thA2037991015
7thA2027789116
8thA2157791112
9thA214476128
10thA204435605
11thA24434919
12thB221414503
13thA301364204
14thB224233102
15thA3200222412
16thA3204172004
17thB232151901
18thB225131902
19thB272131813
20thA2214122205

Towns in Lambeth: crashes in 1990

Lambeth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 1,879.

Postcode districts in Lambeth: crashes in 1990

SW9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lambeth in 1990: 402.

Latest crashes in Lambeth in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Lambeth in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Lambeth road accidents in other years