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Lambeth road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,230 road traffic collisions in Lambeth in 2004, and 1,415 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2003 (1,505), and casualties fell from 1,739.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,230
Down 18% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,415
Down 19% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Lambeth in 2004

0.3% of collisions in Lambeth in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious15513%
  • Slight1,07187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious16312%
  • Slight1,24888%

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,222 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,230, down 18% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 1,230
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday185 (15%)
  • Tuesday211 (17%)
  • Wednesday185 (15%)
  • Thursday177 (14%)
  • Friday187 (15%)
  • Saturday155 (13%)
  • Sunday130 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5938 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59187 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59175 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59196 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59243 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59217 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59123 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January111 (9%)
  • February103 (8.4%)
  • March88 (7.2%)
  • April94 (7.6%)
  • May97 (7.9%)
  • June107 (8.7%)
  • July84 (6.8%)
  • August102 (8.3%)
  • September110 (8.9%)
  • October126 (10%)
  • November114 (9.3%)
  • December94 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight835 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit389 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,026 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds177 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry982 (80%)
  • Wet or damp239 (19%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,227 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway985 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway174 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (4%)
  • Roundabout19 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lambeth in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant441 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist327 (23%)
  • Pedestrian296 (21%)
  • Cyclist196 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant104 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1038 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1548 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2085 (6%)
  • 21 to 25180 (13%)
  • 26 to 35399 (28%)
  • 36 to 45314 (22%)
  • 46 to 55122 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6558 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2%)
  • Over 7520 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded101 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider848 (60%)
  • Pedestrian296 (21%)
  • Passenger271 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,219 (57%)
  • Motorcycle368 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle202 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach155 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.9%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lambeth in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lambeth had the 23rd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lambeth in 2004

Oval, Lambeth, SW8 1QE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lambeth in 2004, with 155 collisions, 20 of them serious.

Roads in Lambeth with the most crashes in 2004

The A23 had the most collisions in Lambeth in 2004: 294, including 1 fatal and 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lambeth, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23294358142
2ndA3137154012
3rdA30368799018
4thA22175461010
5thA205537118
6thA215525905
7thA202495806
8thA203424406
9thB221303516
10thA204262802
11thA24232301
12thA214192202
13thA3200172003
14thB272171900
15thA301161800
16thA3204121201
17thB224111111
18thA2214101003
19thB2329902
20thB22381000

Towns in Lambeth: crashes in 2004

Lambeth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 1,072.

Postcode districts in Lambeth: crashes in 2004

SW9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lambeth in 2004: 188.

Latest crashes in Lambeth in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Lambeth in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Lambeth road accidents in other years