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Lewisham road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,436 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 1979, and 1,735 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 232 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 52,299 collisions in Lewisham.

Collisions in 1979
1,436
Casualties in 1979
1,735
Fatal collisions
19
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
232
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 1979

1.3% of collisions in Lewisham in 1979 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.3%
  • Serious23216%
  • Slight1,18583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.1%
  • Serious25215%
  • Slight1,46484%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,436.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday197 (14%)
  • Tuesday200 (14%)
  • Wednesday204 (14%)
  • Thursday212 (15%)
  • Friday225 (16%)
  • Saturday218 (15%)
  • Sunday180 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59173 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59187 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59234 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59335 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59213 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59209 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January102 (7.1%)
  • February94 (6.5%)
  • March117 (8.1%)
  • April112 (7.8%)
  • May149 (10%)
  • June123 (8.6%)
  • July127 (8.8%)
  • August124 (8.6%)
  • September117 (8.1%)
  • October137 (9.5%)
  • November120 (8.4%)
  • December114 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight986 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit449 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds204 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1,216 (85%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,056 (74%)
  • Wet or damp342 (24%)
  • Snow38 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,429 (100%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (29%)
  • One way street or slip road92 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (4%)
  • Roundabout10 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded854 (59%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant601 (35%)
  • Pedestrian454 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist394 (23%)
  • Cyclist116 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant109 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant51 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 10111 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 15136 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20345 (20%)
  • 21 to 25231 (13%)
  • 26 to 35230 (13%)
  • 36 to 45167 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 55127 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 65109 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7562 (3.6%)
  • Over 7539 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded134 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider845 (49%)
  • Pedestrian454 (26%)
  • Passenger436 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,488 (61%)
  • Motorcycle405 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes169 (7%)
  • Bus or coach127 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle54 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Lewisham ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 32nd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 1979

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 1979: 207, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21207239130
2ndA20173200131
3rdA2131152031
4thA205102130410
5thA2126382010
6thB2185973212
7thA2004354013
8thA2212343907
9thB212294311
10thA2209222602
11thA2218202202
12thB236182105
13thB238142012
14thA2210131601
15thA2216131400
16thA2015111102
17thB220111100
18thB226111301
19thB207101306
20thB227101101

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 1979, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years