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Lambeth road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 938 road traffic collisions in Lambeth in 2025, and 1,051 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2024 (874), and casualties rose from 994.

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

Collisions in 2025
938
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,051
Up 6% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Lambeth in 2025

0.3% of collisions in Lambeth in 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious18420%
  • Slight75180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious19418%
  • Slight85481%

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 2,222 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 938, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 938
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (15%)
  • Tuesday134 (14%)
  • Wednesday135 (14%)
  • Thursday151 (16%)
  • Friday134 (14%)
  • Saturday133 (14%)
  • Sunday111 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59152 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59173 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (6.1%)
  • February79 (8.4%)
  • March85 (9.1%)
  • April85 (9.1%)
  • May70 (7.5%)
  • June69 (7.4%)
  • July92 (9.8%)
  • August83 (8.8%)
  • September79 (8.4%)
  • October91 (9.7%)
  • November70 (7.5%)
  • December78 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight641 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit265 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds741 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Other52 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded59 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry732 (78%)
  • Wet or damp150 (16%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded53 (5.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph855 (91%)
  • 30 mph81 (8.6%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway620 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road106 (11%)
  • Roundabout22 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded75 (8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lambeth in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist383 (36%)
  • Car occupant184 (18%)
  • Pedestrian181 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2067 (6.4%)
  • 21 to 25125 (12%)
  • 26 to 35292 (28%)
  • 36 to 45199 (19%)
  • 46 to 55132 (13%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.1%)
  • Over 7523 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded43 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider737 (70%)
  • Pedestrian181 (17%)
  • Passenger133 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car727 (43%)
  • Pedal cycle413 (24%)
  • Motorcycle232 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach91 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car70 (4.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)26 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lambeth in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lambeth had the 8th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lambeth in 2025

Brixton North, Lambeth, SW9 8AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lambeth in 2025, with 114 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Lambeth with the most crashes in 2025

The A23 had the most collisions in Lambeth in 2025: 207, including 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lambeth, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23207242038
2ndA39197017
3rdA30366067110
4thA215485707
5thA2217434809
6thA205394209
7thA202323416
8thA203283207
9thB221242405
10thB272171803
11thA24161706
12thA301161804
13thA214141514
14thA3200141504
15thA3204131701
16thA204121202
17thB2238803
18thB2247701
19thA22146601
20thA32166800

Towns in Lambeth: crashes in 2025

Lambeth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 833.

Postcode districts in Lambeth: crashes in 2025

SW9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lambeth in 2025: 163.

Latest crashes in Lambeth in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Lambeth in 2025, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Lambeth road accidents in other years