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Lambeth road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,287 road traffic collisions in Lambeth in 2018, and 1,458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 199 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2017 (1,333), and casualties fell from 1,536.

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

Collisions in 2018
1,287
Down 3% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
1,458
Down 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
199
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Lambeth in 2018

0.1% of collisions in Lambeth in 2018 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious19915%
  • Slight1,08784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious20114%
  • Slight1,25686%

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,222 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 1,287, down 3% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 1,287
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday171 (13%)
  • Tuesday198 (15%)
  • Wednesday194 (15%)
  • Thursday205 (16%)
  • Friday209 (16%)
  • Saturday179 (14%)
  • Sunday131 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5938 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59238 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59147 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59248 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59257 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59134 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January115 (8.9%)
  • February96 (7.5%)
  • March101 (7.8%)
  • April103 (8%)
  • May129 (10%)
  • June116 (9%)
  • July119 (9.2%)
  • August113 (8.8%)
  • September99 (7.7%)
  • October96 (7.5%)
  • November109 (8.5%)
  • December91 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight828 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit405 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,015 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds141 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other46 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded62 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry992 (77%)
  • Wet or damp222 (17%)
  • Snow8 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded63 (4.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph420 (33%)
  • 30 mph855 (66%)
  • 40 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway873 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway216 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road86 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout37 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded75 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lambeth in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist344 (24%)
  • Car occupant343 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist313 (21%)
  • Pedestrian295 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant86 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant50 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2088 (6%)
  • 21 to 25203 (14%)
  • 26 to 35460 (32%)
  • 36 to 45262 (18%)
  • 46 to 55191 (13%)
  • 56 to 6588 (6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.3%)
  • Over 7517 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded35 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider954 (65%)
  • Pedestrian295 (20%)
  • Passenger209 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,067 (48%)
  • Pedal cycle359 (16%)
  • Motorcycle357 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes146 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car133 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach114 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle36 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lambeth in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lambeth had the 4th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
6th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lambeth in 2018

Brixton North, Lambeth, SW9 8AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lambeth in 2018, with 182 collisions, 22 of them serious.

Roads in Lambeth with the most crashes in 2018

The A23 had the most collisions in Lambeth in 2018: 271, including 44 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lambeth, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23271325044
2ndA3145157118
3rdA30367987014
4thA2156071010
5thA2217606305
6thA2035256012
7thA205505605
8thA202485508
9thA301283207
10thA3200243106
11thB221232603
12thA24222504
13thA214212704
14thB223161900
15thB272152303
16thA204131600
17thA3203111100
18thA3204111104
19thB2249902
20thA30281202

Towns in Lambeth: crashes in 2018

Lambeth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 1,116.

Postcode districts in Lambeth: crashes in 2018

SW9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lambeth in 2018: 220.

Latest crashes in Lambeth in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Lambeth in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Lambeth road accidents in other years