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Lewisham road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,531 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 1984, and 1,840 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 256 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1983 (1,525), and casualties rose from 1,825.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,531
Level with 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,840
Up 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
27
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
256
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 1984

1.8% of collisions in Lewisham in 1984 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal271.8%
  • Serious25617%
  • Slight1,24882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal291.6%
  • Serious27815%
  • Slight1,53383%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,531, level with 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday212 (14%)
  • Tuesday218 (14%)
  • Wednesday227 (15%)
  • Thursday227 (15%)
  • Friday260 (17%)
  • Saturday226 (15%)
  • Sunday161 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5978 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59176 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59183 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59271 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59361 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59256 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59179 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January112 (7.3%)
  • February99 (6.5%)
  • March132 (8.6%)
  • April108 (7.1%)
  • May107 (7%)
  • June134 (8.8%)
  • July165 (11%)
  • August121 (7.9%)
  • September104 (6.8%)
  • October159 (10%)
  • November153 (10%)
  • December137 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,060 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit462 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,173 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds219 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded71 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,098 (72%)
  • Wet or damp427 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,528 (100%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,342 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road90 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (3%)
  • Roundabout11 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded42 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant680 (37%)
  • Pedestrian447 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist388 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant136 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist136 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant33 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 543 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 10107 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 15139 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20345 (19%)
  • 21 to 25285 (15%)
  • 26 to 35283 (15%)
  • 36 to 45188 (10%)
  • 46 to 55142 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6594 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7569 (3.8%)
  • Over 7542 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded103 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider915 (50%)
  • Passenger478 (26%)
  • Pedestrian447 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,695 (65%)
  • Motorcycle408 (16%)
  • Bus or coach145 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle139 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes134 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle38 (1.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Lewisham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lewisham ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 29th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 1984

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 1984: 204, including 1 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21204245136
2ndA20159187327
3rdA2144172034
4thA205123145115
5thA21290115610
6thB218667728
7thA200525607
8thA2212516038
9thA2218252812
10thB212202503
11thA202182205
12thB236182405
13thB2142141602
14thA2210111411
15thA2216101011
16thB207101403
17thB227101001
18thB22091102
19thA201581000
20thA22117803

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 1984

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 1,433.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 1984

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 1984: 294.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years