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Lewisham road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,356 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 1980, and 1,623 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (1,436), and casualties fell from 1,735.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,356
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,623
Down 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 1980

1% of collisions in Lewisham in 1980 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious18914%
  • Slight1,15385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.9%
  • Serious21313%
  • Slight1,39686%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,356, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday199 (15%)
  • Tuesday203 (15%)
  • Wednesday186 (14%)
  • Thursday190 (14%)
  • Friday245 (18%)
  • Saturday194 (14%)
  • Sunday139 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5972 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59186 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59217 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59323 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59229 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59182 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (7%)
  • February124 (9.1%)
  • March114 (8.4%)
  • April113 (8.3%)
  • May118 (8.7%)
  • June120 (8.8%)
  • July116 (8.6%)
  • August96 (7.1%)
  • September123 (9.1%)
  • October119 (8.8%)
  • November109 (8%)
  • December109 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight901 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit452 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds186 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1,167 (86%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,045 (77%)
  • Wet or damp299 (22%)
  • Snow12 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,353 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway465 (34%)
  • One way street or slip road87 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded745 (55%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant561 (35%)
  • Pedestrian400 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist361 (22%)
  • Bus or coach occupant140 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist119 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1093 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 15138 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20361 (22%)
  • 21 to 25204 (13%)
  • 26 to 35231 (14%)
  • 36 to 45140 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 55109 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 65102 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4.3%)
  • Over 7537 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded96 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider800 (49%)
  • Passenger423 (26%)
  • Pedestrian400 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,415 (63%)
  • Motorcycle379 (17%)
  • Bus or coach156 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Lewisham ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 35th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 1980

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 1980: 184, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21184204119
2ndA20139163015
3rdA205135172211
4thA2120135320
5thA2125763311
6thB2185664011
7thA2212475515
8thA200424709
9thB236222903
10thB212202302
11thA2218192114
12thA2216172001
13thA2210151904
14thA2209111202
15thA2211111100
16thB2142101203
17thB22691300
18thB22791101
19thA2028903
20thB22081100

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 1980, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years