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Lambeth road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,730 road traffic collisions in Lambeth in 2001, and 1,923 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 236 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2000 (1,801), and casualties fell from 2,079.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,730
Down 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,923
Down 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
16
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
236
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Lambeth in 2001

0.9% of collisions in Lambeth in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal160.9%
  • Serious23614%
  • Slight1,47885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.8%
  • Serious24513%
  • Slight1,66286%

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,222 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,730, down 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001: 1,730
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday263 (15%)
  • Tuesday252 (15%)
  • Wednesday296 (17%)
  • Thursday253 (15%)
  • Friday247 (14%)
  • Saturday226 (13%)
  • Sunday193 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5999 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5946 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59244 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59280 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59263 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59353 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59277 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59168 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January137 (7.9%)
  • February137 (7.9%)
  • March140 (8.1%)
  • April126 (7.3%)
  • May156 (9%)
  • June159 (9.2%)
  • July166 (9.6%)
  • August156 (9%)
  • September135 (7.8%)
  • October157 (9.1%)
  • November140 (8.1%)
  • December121 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,209 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit521 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,604 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (6.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,561 (90%)
  • Wet or damp160 (9.2%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,728 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,449 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway167 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road91 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lambeth in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant636 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist483 (25%)
  • Pedestrian401 (21%)
  • Cyclist221 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant139 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1062 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1565 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20119 (6.2%)
  • 21 to 25222 (12%)
  • 26 to 35633 (33%)
  • 36 to 45365 (19%)
  • 46 to 55150 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6580 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7553 (2.8%)
  • Over 7533 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded106 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,152 (60%)
  • Pedestrian401 (21%)
  • Passenger370 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,737 (59%)
  • Motorcycle540 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle228 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach174 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes140 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lambeth in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lambeth had the 14th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lambeth in 2001

Oval, Lambeth, SW8 1QE area and Waterloo & South Bank, Lambeth, SE1 7GA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Lambeth in 2001, with 203 collisions each.

Roads in Lambeth with the most crashes in 2001

The A23 had the most collisions in Lambeth in 2001: 423, including 6 fatal and 55 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lambeth, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23423460655
2ndA3197214028
3rdA3036131141021
4thA221792103012
5thA2058595217
6thA2158498210
7thA203626808
8thA202556607
9thB221454606
10thA24404502
11thA204343705
12thA301313403
13thA214304014
14thA3204273015
15thA3200182206
16thB272161702
17thA3203141702
18thA2199131400
19thB223121212
20thB224121401

Towns in Lambeth: crashes in 2001

Lambeth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 1,512.

Postcode districts in Lambeth: crashes in 2001

SW9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lambeth in 2001: 300.

Latest crashes in Lambeth in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Lambeth in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Lambeth road accidents in other years