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Lambeth road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,191 road traffic collisions in Lambeth in 2019, and 1,357 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 190 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2018 (1,287), and casualties fell from 1,458.

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

Collisions in 2019
1,191
Down 7% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
1,357
Down 7% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
190
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Lambeth in 2019

0.3% of collisions in Lambeth in 2019 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious19016%
  • Slight99884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.2%
  • Serious19715%
  • Slight1,15785%

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,222 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 1,191, down 7% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 1,191
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (15%)
  • Tuesday188 (16%)
  • Wednesday178 (15%)
  • Thursday173 (15%)
  • Friday180 (15%)
  • Saturday159 (13%)
  • Sunday140 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5971 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5945 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59186 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59161 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59210 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59232 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59135 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January102 (8.6%)
  • February89 (7.5%)
  • March89 (7.5%)
  • April82 (6.9%)
  • May79 (6.6%)
  • June104 (8.7%)
  • July116 (9.7%)
  • August101 (8.5%)
  • September111 (9.3%)
  • October105 (8.8%)
  • November118 (9.9%)
  • December95 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight774 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit358 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown51 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds908 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds149 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Other47 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded59 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry877 (74%)
  • Wet or damp256 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded53 (4.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph428 (36%)
  • 30 mph751 (63%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway771 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway220 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road104 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout29 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded67 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lambeth in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (25%)
  • Cyclist318 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist312 (23%)
  • Pedestrian234 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant72 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant60 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2079 (5.8%)
  • 21 to 25192 (14%)
  • 26 to 35399 (29%)
  • 36 to 45254 (19%)
  • 46 to 55179 (13%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (1.5%)
  • Over 7525 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded63 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider933 (69%)
  • Pedestrian234 (17%)
  • Passenger190 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,086 (51%)
  • Motorcycle352 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle337 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes154 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car101 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach88 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lambeth in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lambeth had the 4th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lambeth in 2019

Oval, Lambeth, SW8 1QE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lambeth in 2019, with 146 collisions, 23 of them serious.

Roads in Lambeth with the most crashes in 2019

The A23 had the most collisions in Lambeth in 2019: 262, including 1 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lambeth, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23262289137
2ndA3152173026
3rdA2217647309
4thA30366375115
5thA205547105
6thA2154956011
7thA203434609
8thA202344307
9thA24283405
10thA3204212404
11thA301202103
12thA214192303
13thB221181904
14thA3200111202
15thA302101001
16thA3203101501
17thB223101101
18thB2229900
19thB27291000
20thA2047701

Towns in Lambeth: crashes in 2019

Lambeth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 1,028.

Postcode districts in Lambeth: crashes in 2019

SW9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lambeth in 2019: 191.

Latest crashes in Lambeth in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Lambeth in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Lambeth road accidents in other years