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Lambeth road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,054 road traffic collisions in Lambeth in 2020, and 1,170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2019 (1,191), and casualties fell from 1,357.

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

Collisions in 2020
1,054
Down 12% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
1,170
Down 14% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Lambeth in 2020

0.3% of collisions in Lambeth in 2020 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious15715%
  • Slight89485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious16014%
  • Slight1,00786%

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,222 in 1982. 2020 is highlighted, with 1,054, down 12% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 1,054
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday152 (14%)
  • Tuesday163 (15%)
  • Wednesday154 (15%)
  • Thursday149 (14%)
  • Friday174 (17%)
  • Saturday151 (14%)
  • Sunday111 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59228 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59119 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (6.9%)
  • February99 (9.4%)
  • March61 (5.8%)
  • April42 (4%)
  • May63 (6%)
  • June83 (7.9%)
  • July107 (10%)
  • August107 (10%)
  • September111 (11%)
  • October125 (12%)
  • November91 (8.6%)
  • December92 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight688 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit308 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown52 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds780 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other57 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded49 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry763 (72%)
  • Wet or damp246 (23%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded43 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph502 (48%)
  • 30 mph549 (52%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway671 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway172 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road97 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded88 (8.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lambeth in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist333 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist333 (28%)
  • Car occupant244 (21%)
  • Pedestrian158 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2074 (6.3%)
  • 21 to 25164 (14%)
  • 26 to 35380 (32%)
  • 36 to 45205 (18%)
  • 46 to 55140 (12%)
  • 56 to 6572 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2%)
  • Over 759 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded55 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider872 (75%)
  • Pedestrian158 (14%)
  • Passenger140 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car925 (47%)
  • Motorcycle394 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle346 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach72 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car64 (3.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)17 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lambeth in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lambeth had the 2nd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
2nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Lambeth in 2020

Brixton North, Lambeth, SW9 8AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lambeth in 2020, with 120 collisions, 25 of them serious.

Roads in Lambeth with the most crashes in 2020

The A23 had the most collisions in Lambeth in 2020: 242, including 2 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lambeth, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23242268240
2ndA3132138033
3rdA3036596605
4thA205536809
5thA22175056011
6thA203455107
7thA215384005
8thA214243113
9thA24242601
10thA202222704
11thB221192303
12thA3204172003
13thA204151600
14thA2199111301
15thA301111106
16thB224101000
17thA21691200
18thA22148902
19thB2728900
20thA32035600

Towns in Lambeth: crashes in 2020

Lambeth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 951.

Postcode districts in Lambeth: crashes in 2020

SW16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lambeth in 2020: 185.

Latest crashes in Lambeth in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Lambeth in 2020, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Lambeth road accidents in other years