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Lambeth road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,176 road traffic collisions in Lambeth in 2005, and 1,335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2004 (1,230), and casualties fell from 1,415.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,176
Down 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,335
Down 6% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Lambeth in 2005

0.7% of collisions in Lambeth in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious14813%
  • Slight1,02087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious15412%
  • Slight1,17388%

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,222 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,176, down 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 1,176
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (15%)
  • Tuesday182 (15%)
  • Wednesday176 (15%)
  • Thursday192 (16%)
  • Friday181 (15%)
  • Saturday145 (12%)
  • Sunday128 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59172 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59192 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59196 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59243 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59119 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (6.8%)
  • February88 (7.5%)
  • March97 (8.2%)
  • April99 (8.4%)
  • May115 (9.8%)
  • June115 (9.8%)
  • July105 (8.9%)
  • August89 (7.6%)
  • September102 (8.7%)
  • October104 (8.8%)
  • November86 (7.3%)
  • December96 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight856 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit314 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,008 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds148 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry926 (79%)
  • Wet or damp244 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,175 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,050 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout28 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lambeth in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant398 (30%)
  • Pedestrian318 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist298 (22%)
  • Cyclist154 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant112 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1549 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2083 (6.2%)
  • 21 to 25147 (11%)
  • 26 to 35388 (29%)
  • 36 to 45282 (21%)
  • 46 to 55127 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6552 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2%)
  • Over 7523 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded103 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider756 (57%)
  • Pedestrian318 (24%)
  • Passenger261 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,212 (59%)
  • Motorcycle336 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle164 (8%)
  • Bus or coach149 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.4%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lambeth in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lambeth ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lambeth had the 22nd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lambeth in 2005

Brixton North, Lambeth, SW9 8AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lambeth in 2005, with 143 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Lambeth with the most crashes in 2005

The A23 had the most collisions in Lambeth in 2005: 296, including 1 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lambeth, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23296348139
2ndA3105123117
3rdA2217697609
4thA30366170110
5thA203536018
6thA205505616
7thA215455514
8thA202394408
9thA24282803
10thB221252811
11thA204222503
12thA301202301
13thA3204181806
14thA214161901
15thB272141500
16thA3200111302
17thB223111201
18thA219991001
19thB22491001
20thA3028802

Towns in Lambeth: crashes in 2005

Lambeth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 1,024.

Postcode districts in Lambeth: crashes in 2005

SW9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lambeth in 2005: 208.

Latest crashes in Lambeth in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Lambeth in 2005, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Lambeth road accidents in other years