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Lewisham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 52,299 road traffic collisions in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025, and 62,564 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 376 were fatal and 7,786 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 729 collisions, level with 2024 (731), and casualties rose from 840 to 843.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
52,299
32nd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62,564
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
376
0.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
729
Level with 2024

Crash severity in Lewisham

0.7% of collisions in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3760.7%
  • Serious7,78615%
  • Slight44,13784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3830.6%
  • Serious8,37313%
  • Slight53,80886%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. In 2025 there were 729, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 729
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025729843
2024731840
2023769891
2022785917
2021731839
2020747870
2019795947
20188361,011
20179141,109
20168811,050
20158841,013
20149211,039
2013809940
2012838998
20118901,064
2010798938
2009830972
2008722880
2007729880
20068621,019
20059151,087
20041,0321,257
20031,1671,438
20021,2091,440
20011,2521,545
20001,2621,512
19991,3391,593
19981,3181,644
19971,3621,638
19961,2631,542
19951,2731,506
19941,3431,642
19931,3601,626
19921,3541,636
19911,3881,579
19901,4201,676
19891,4541,741
19881,3561,614
19871,2891,567
19861,4441,714
19851,4691,768
19841,5311,840
19831,5251,825
19821,5631,948
19811,4181,768
19801,3561,623
19791,4361,735

When and where crashes happen in Lewisham

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7,454 (14%)
  • Tuesday7,642 (15%)
  • Wednesday7,767 (15%)
  • Thursday7,770 (15%)
  • Friday8,708 (17%)
  • Saturday7,308 (14%)
  • Sunday5,650 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,136 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,055 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596,822 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597,341 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598,665 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911,871 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598,894 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595,515 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January4,010 (7.7%)
  • February3,754 (7.2%)
  • March4,416 (8.4%)
  • April4,199 (8%)
  • May4,448 (8.5%)
  • June4,538 (8.7%)
  • July4,592 (8.8%)
  • August4,257 (8.1%)
  • September4,479 (8.6%)
  • October4,702 (9%)
  • November4,630 (8.9%)
  • December4,274 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight36,898 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14,791 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown412 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit150 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds40,016 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,259 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds335 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds278 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds162 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist105 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (under 0.1%)
  • Other4,343 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded786 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry40,368 (77%)
  • Wet or damp11,117 (21%)
  • Frost or ice290 (0.6%)
  • Snow167 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel13 (under 0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep11 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded333 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph3,962 (7.6%)
  • 30 mph48,139 (92%)
  • 40 mph166 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph6 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway41,333 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway4,382 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2,677 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout848 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3,059 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Lewisham

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant25,641 (41%)
  • Pedestrian13,309 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist10,937 (17%)
  • Cyclist6,133 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4,356 (7%)
  • Van occupant1,235 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant418 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant177 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)160 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant91 (0.1%)
  • Other40 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded67 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,460 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 102,637 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 153,554 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 207,441 (12%)
  • 21 to 258,366 (13%)
  • 26 to 3513,684 (22%)
  • 36 to 458,794 (14%)
  • 46 to 555,859 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 653,523 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 752,020 (3.2%)
  • Over 751,571 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3,655 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider34,976 (56%)
  • Passenger14,279 (23%)
  • Pedestrian13,309 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car59,719 (66%)
  • Motorcycle11,905 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle6,282 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach5,079 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4,898 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,303 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car769 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle582 (0.6%)
  • Minibus196 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)77 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Lewisham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Lewisham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lewisham ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 32nd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
29thEnfield53,44666,8805477,213
30thWest Northamptonshire53,35574,1241,35013,212
31stCheshire West and Chester52,65672,6389748,118
32ndLewisham (this area)52,29962,5643767,786
33rdDorset51,59174,6861,14710,729
34thHounslow51,23063,2605287,258
35thTower Hamlets49,58257,6363757,115

Accident hotspots in Lewisham

Deptford, Lewisham, SE14 6FQ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Lewisham, with 2,440 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 15 of them fatal.

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025: 7,522, including 54 fatal and 1,051 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA217,5229,045541,051
2ndA205,1115,95132674
3rdA2055,0546,17844653
4thA24,8485,70733811
5thA2122,5763,15425374
6thB2182,0602,46817341
7thA2001,7682,02114303
8thA22121,4521,73010228
9thA22189121,1428132
10thB2126988165100
11thA2216686802487
12thA2025356551186
13thB236529601263
14thA2209487572671
15thB227442521475
16thA2210427517259
17thB207362426062
18thA2211340383247
19thB226339433050
20thB2142300364338

Towns in Lewisham

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 45,636.

Postcode districts in Lewisham

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025: 9,388.

Latest crashes in Lewisham

Of the latest 24 crashes in Lewisham, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity