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Lambeth road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,263 road traffic collisions in Lambeth in 2014, and 1,392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2013 (1,169), and casualties rose from 1,347.

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

Collisions in 2014
1,263
Up 8% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,392
Up 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
9
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
6.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Lambeth in 2014

0.7% of collisions in Lambeth in 2014 were fatal and 6.9% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious876.9%
  • Slight1,16792%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious896.4%
  • Slight1,29493%

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,222 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 1,263, up 8% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 1,263
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (13%)
  • Tuesday194 (15%)
  • Wednesday217 (17%)
  • Thursday203 (16%)
  • Friday198 (16%)
  • Saturday171 (14%)
  • Sunday121 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5938 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59213 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59198 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59181 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59258 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59210 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (8.2%)
  • February94 (7.4%)
  • March105 (8.3%)
  • April101 (8%)
  • May94 (7.4%)
  • June101 (8%)
  • July106 (8.4%)
  • August108 (8.6%)
  • September123 (9.7%)
  • October116 (9.2%)
  • November122 (9.7%)
  • December89 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight929 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit298 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,122 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,049 (83%)
  • Wet or damp213 (17%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,259 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,117 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lambeth in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist383 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist333 (24%)
  • Car occupant325 (23%)
  • Pedestrian238 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2080 (5.7%)
  • 21 to 25197 (14%)
  • 26 to 35404 (29%)
  • 36 to 45276 (20%)
  • 46 to 55171 (12%)
  • 56 to 6572 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (1.9%)
  • Over 7519 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded82 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,001 (72%)
  • Pedestrian238 (17%)
  • Passenger153 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,129 (51%)
  • Pedal cycle396 (18%)
  • Motorcycle372 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes131 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach113 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car64 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lambeth in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lambeth had the 6th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lambeth in 2014

Brixton North, Lambeth, SW9 8AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lambeth in 2014, with 151 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Lambeth with the most crashes in 2014

The A23 had the most collisions in Lambeth in 2014: 346, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lambeth, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23346383324
2ndA3126136112
3rdA2217687501
4thA3036657604
5thA215647003
6thA205616901
7thA203596814
8thA202394202
9thA204333503
10thB221222400
11thA24192000
12thA301181901
13thA3200181903
14thB272172000
15thA3204121302
16thA214111301
17thA2199111500
18thA321691000
19thA221481011
20thA3028801

Towns in Lambeth: crashes in 2014

Lambeth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 1,104.

Postcode districts in Lambeth: crashes in 2014

SW9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lambeth in 2014: 232.

Latest crashes in Lambeth in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Lambeth in 2014, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Lambeth road accidents in other years