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Lambeth road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,117 road traffic collisions in Lambeth in 2011, and 1,307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2010 (1,106), and casualties rose from 1,293.

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

Collisions in 2011
1,117
Up 1% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,307
Up 1% on 2010
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Lambeth in 2011

0.9% of collisions in Lambeth in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious15614%
  • Slight95185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious15912%
  • Slight1,13887%

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,222 in 1982. 2011 is highlighted, with 1,117, up 1% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 1,117
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (14%)
  • Tuesday188 (17%)
  • Wednesday153 (14%)
  • Thursday159 (14%)
  • Friday174 (16%)
  • Saturday156 (14%)
  • Sunday131 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59176 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59147 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59168 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59218 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59222 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (6.5%)
  • February78 (7%)
  • March98 (8.8%)
  • April68 (6.1%)
  • May111 (9.9%)
  • June99 (8.9%)
  • July94 (8.4%)
  • August78 (7%)
  • September102 (9.1%)
  • October125 (11%)
  • November88 (7.9%)
  • December103 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight768 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit341 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds986 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry914 (82%)
  • Wet or damp201 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,105 (99%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway964 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lambeth in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (27%)
  • Cyclist285 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist283 (22%)
  • Pedestrian247 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant98 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1532 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2058 (4.4%)
  • 21 to 25167 (13%)
  • 26 to 35352 (27%)
  • 36 to 45267 (20%)
  • 46 to 55170 (13%)
  • 56 to 6570 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.1%)
  • Over 7519 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded95 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider826 (63%)
  • Pedestrian247 (19%)
  • Passenger234 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car975 (50%)
  • Motorcycle319 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle296 (15%)
  • Bus or coach126 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car75 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lambeth in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lambeth had the 15th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lambeth in 2011

Oval, Lambeth, SW8 1QE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lambeth in 2011, with 157 collisions, 26 of them serious.

Roads in Lambeth with the most crashes in 2011

The A23 had the most collisions in Lambeth in 2011: 276, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lambeth, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23276328225
2ndA3131152214
3rdA30367181013
4thA22175866115
5thA202495805
6thA2034755011
7thA215465515
8thA205445124
9thA3013340111
10thA204202003
11thA24202005
12thA214182602
13thA3204182105
14thB221162001
15thB272121810
16thA3200111202
17thA21681100
18thA219981001
19thB22481401
20thA3027900

Towns in Lambeth: crashes in 2011

Lambeth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 971.

Postcode districts in Lambeth: crashes in 2011

SW9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lambeth in 2011: 190.

Latest crashes in Lambeth in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Lambeth in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Lambeth road accidents in other years