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Lambeth road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,333 road traffic collisions in Lambeth in 2017, and 1,536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 198 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2016 (1,268), and casualties rose from 1,460.

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

Collisions in 2017
1,333
Up 5% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,536
Up 5% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
198
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Lambeth in 2017

0.4% of collisions in Lambeth in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious19815%
  • Slight1,13085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.3%
  • Serious20113%
  • Slight1,33087%

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,222 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 1,333, up 5% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 1,333
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday175 (13%)
  • Tuesday229 (17%)
  • Wednesday209 (16%)
  • Thursday166 (12%)
  • Friday200 (15%)
  • Saturday194 (15%)
  • Sunday160 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5990 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5948 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59191 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59162 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59272 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59252 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59134 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (8.6%)
  • February105 (7.9%)
  • March115 (8.6%)
  • April113 (8.5%)
  • May115 (8.6%)
  • June110 (8.3%)
  • July116 (8.7%)
  • August98 (7.4%)
  • September106 (8%)
  • October128 (9.6%)
  • November118 (8.9%)
  • December95 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight851 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit450 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,081 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other34 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded64 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,006 (75%)
  • Wet or damp257 (19%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded55 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph349 (26%)
  • 30 mph972 (73%)
  • 40 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway951 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway236 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road84 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout22 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded40 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lambeth in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist375 (24%)
  • Car occupant367 (24%)
  • Cyclist331 (22%)
  • Pedestrian300 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant84 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant41 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant18 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 20100 (6.5%)
  • 21 to 25200 (13%)
  • 26 to 35500 (33%)
  • 36 to 45271 (18%)
  • 46 to 55193 (13%)
  • 56 to 65107 (7%)
  • 66 to 7539 (2.5%)
  • Over 7526 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded27 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,004 (65%)
  • Pedestrian300 (20%)
  • Passenger232 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,129 (49%)
  • Motorcycle414 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle350 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes148 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach123 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car101 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1%)
  • Other vehicle21 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lambeth in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lambeth had the 5th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lambeth in 2017

Waterloo & South Bank, Lambeth, SE1 7GA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lambeth in 2017, with 169 collisions, 31 of them serious.

Roads in Lambeth with the most crashes in 2017

The A23 had the most collisions in Lambeth in 2017: 308, including 51 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lambeth, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23308356051
2ndA3141157023
3rdA30368091012
4thA205618126
5thA2155762012
6thA2217545705
7thA203465106
8thA202404607
9thA3204293006
10thA24253004
11thB221222501
12thA204192510
13thA301161704
14thA3200162005
15thA214141902
16thB223141601
17thA2214121505
18thA2199101201
19thA302101201
20thB232101301

Towns in Lambeth: crashes in 2017

Lambeth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 1,170.

Postcode districts in Lambeth: crashes in 2017

SW9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lambeth in 2017: 233.

Latest crashes in Lambeth in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Lambeth in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Lambeth road accidents in other years