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Lambeth road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,226 road traffic collisions in Lambeth in 2015, and 1,400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2014 (1,263), and casualties rose from 1,392.

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

Collisions in 2015
1,226
Down 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,400
Up 1% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
7.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Lambeth in 2015

0.6% of collisions in Lambeth in 2015 were fatal and 7.4% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious917.4%
  • Slight1,12892%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious926.6%
  • Slight1,30193%

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,222 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 1,226, down 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 1,226
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday183 (15%)
  • Tuesday188 (15%)
  • Wednesday184 (15%)
  • Thursday207 (17%)
  • Friday189 (15%)
  • Saturday145 (12%)
  • Sunday130 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59214 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59190 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59224 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59134 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (6.2%)
  • February86 (7%)
  • March94 (7.7%)
  • April108 (8.8%)
  • May97 (7.9%)
  • June107 (8.7%)
  • July129 (11%)
  • August107 (8.7%)
  • September97 (7.9%)
  • October106 (8.6%)
  • November121 (9.9%)
  • December98 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight851 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit350 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,112 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,070 (87%)
  • Wet or damp153 (12%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,218 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,076 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lambeth in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist351 (25%)
  • Cyclist283 (20%)
  • Pedestrian254 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant105 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2071 (5.1%)
  • 21 to 25178 (13%)
  • 26 to 35386 (28%)
  • 36 to 45268 (19%)
  • 46 to 55205 (15%)
  • 56 to 6582 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.2%)
  • Over 7525 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded90 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider935 (67%)
  • Pedestrian254 (18%)
  • Passenger211 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,113 (52%)
  • Motorcycle384 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle297 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes134 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach125 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car51 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lambeth in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lambeth had the 7th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lambeth in 2015

Brixton North, Lambeth, SW9 8AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lambeth in 2015, with 150 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lambeth with the most crashes in 2015

The A23 had the most collisions in Lambeth in 2015: 300, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lambeth, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23300360324
2ndA315417429
3rdA2217768515
4thA3036677407
5thA215576906
6thA203556104
7thA205525905
8thA202364105
9thA24323801
10thA204222402
11thA3204222710
12thA301202101
13thA214182000
14thB221171801
15thB272162002
16thA3200121300
17thB223101200
18thA221491100
19thA3027700
20thA2166702

Towns in Lambeth: crashes in 2015

Lambeth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 1,060.

Postcode districts in Lambeth: crashes in 2015

SW9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lambeth in 2015: 231.

Latest crashes in Lambeth in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Lambeth in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Lambeth road accidents in other years