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Lambeth road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,268 road traffic collisions in Lambeth in 2016, and 1,460 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2015 (1,226), and casualties rose from 1,400.

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

Collisions in 2016
1,268
Up 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,460
Up 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Lambeth in 2016

0.1% of collisions in Lambeth in 2016 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious1209.5%
  • Slight1,14790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious1218.3%
  • Slight1,33892%

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,222 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 1,268, up 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 1,268
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday175 (14%)
  • Tuesday201 (16%)
  • Wednesday206 (16%)
  • Thursday203 (16%)
  • Friday176 (14%)
  • Saturday184 (15%)
  • Sunday123 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5938 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59201 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59176 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59269 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59238 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (7.5%)
  • February102 (8%)
  • March92 (7.3%)
  • April90 (7.1%)
  • May104 (8.2%)
  • June123 (9.7%)
  • July117 (9.2%)
  • August108 (8.5%)
  • September95 (7.5%)
  • October125 (9.9%)
  • November121 (9.5%)
  • December96 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight862 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit390 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,111 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded32 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,093 (86%)
  • Wet or damp168 (13%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph93 (7.3%)
  • 30 mph1,172 (92%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,027 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway187 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lambeth in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (26%)
  • Cyclist295 (20%)
  • Pedestrian292 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist284 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant155 (11%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1043 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1540 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2072 (4.9%)
  • 21 to 25176 (12%)
  • 26 to 35421 (29%)
  • 36 to 45257 (18%)
  • 46 to 55196 (13%)
  • 56 to 6599 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (1.8%)
  • Over 7533 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded76 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider911 (62%)
  • Pedestrian292 (20%)
  • Passenger257 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,180 (53%)
  • Motorcycle338 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle308 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes153 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach141 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car56 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lambeth in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lambeth had the 6th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lambeth in 2016

Oval, Lambeth, SW8 1QE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lambeth in 2016, with 154 collisions, 19 of them serious.

Roads in Lambeth with the most crashes in 2016

The A23 had the most collisions in Lambeth in 2016: 328, including 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lambeth, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23328385031
2ndA3126146020
3rdA3036747905
4thA2217637608
5thA215586804
6thA205536602
7thA202444703
8thA203354303
9thA301353802
10thA24262801
11thA3204252502
12thA214202106
13thB221202002
14thA204182700
15thA3203151603
16thB300131400
17thA3200121200
18thA302111102
19thB223111102
20thB2729902

Towns in Lambeth: crashes in 2016

Lambeth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 1,108.

Postcode districts in Lambeth: crashes in 2016

SW9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lambeth in 2016: 235.

Latest crashes in Lambeth in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Lambeth in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Lambeth road accidents in other years