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Lambeth road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,906 road traffic collisions in Lambeth in 1999, and 2,188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 266 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1998 (1,801), and casualties rose from 2,076.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,906
Up 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
2,188
Up 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
3
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
266
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Lambeth in 1999

0.2% of collisions in Lambeth in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.2%
  • Serious26614%
  • Slight1,63786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.1%
  • Serious27413%
  • Slight1,91187%

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,222 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,906, up 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999: 1,906
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday286 (15%)
  • Tuesday283 (15%)
  • Wednesday266 (14%)
  • Thursday308 (16%)
  • Friday320 (17%)
  • Saturday255 (13%)
  • Sunday188 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59101 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5948 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59288 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59276 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59286 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59377 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59347 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59183 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January124 (6.5%)
  • February130 (6.8%)
  • March152 (8%)
  • April144 (7.6%)
  • May163 (8.6%)
  • June173 (9.1%)
  • July201 (11%)
  • August171 (9%)
  • September158 (8.3%)
  • October177 (9.3%)
  • November166 (8.7%)
  • December147 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,308 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit561 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,611 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds205 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded59 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,541 (81%)
  • Wet or damp350 (18%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,901 (100%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,529 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway234 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road100 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout39 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lambeth in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant782 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist464 (21%)
  • Pedestrian455 (21%)
  • Cyclist308 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant121 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1082 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1596 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20180 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 25258 (12%)
  • 26 to 35739 (34%)
  • 36 to 45385 (18%)
  • 46 to 55176 (8%)
  • 56 to 6573 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7548 (2.2%)
  • Over 7528 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded85 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,331 (61%)
  • Pedestrian455 (21%)
  • Passenger402 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,110 (64%)
  • Motorcycle498 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle314 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach141 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes141 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lambeth in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lambeth had the 13th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Lambeth with the most crashes in 1999

The A23 had the most collisions in Lambeth in 1999: 447, including 1 fatal and 73 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lambeth, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23447498173
2ndA3209241135
3rdA3036123140022
4thA221786104111
5thA215819908
6thA2027285014
7thA205728908
8thA2037080010
9thA24475707
10thB221444904
11thA204415404
12thA301343502
13thA3204324203
14thA302202303
15thA214192303
16thB224192001
17thB272191901
18thB223151602
19thA3200141401
20thA3203131400

Towns in Lambeth: crashes in 1999

Lambeth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 1,661.

Postcode districts in Lambeth: crashes in 1999

SW9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lambeth in 1999: 364.

Latest crashes in Lambeth in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Lambeth in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Lambeth road accidents in other years