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Lewisham road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,469 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 1985, and 1,768 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 286 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (1,531), and casualties fell from 1,840.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,469
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,768
Down 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
16
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
286
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 1985

1.1% of collisions in Lewisham in 1985 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.1%
  • Serious28619%
  • Slight1,16779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.9%
  • Serious30417%
  • Slight1,44882%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,469, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday187 (13%)
  • Tuesday221 (15%)
  • Wednesday230 (16%)
  • Thursday211 (14%)
  • Friday240 (16%)
  • Saturday226 (15%)
  • Sunday154 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5970 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59177 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59199 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59256 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59337 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59228 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59188 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (7.1%)
  • February101 (6.9%)
  • March123 (8.4%)
  • April120 (8.2%)
  • May109 (7.4%)
  • June116 (7.9%)
  • July140 (9.5%)
  • August102 (6.9%)
  • September135 (9.2%)
  • October144 (9.8%)
  • November137 (9.3%)
  • December138 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,015 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit389 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown64 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,098 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds192 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other42 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded97 (6.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,090 (74%)
  • Wet or damp356 (24%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,465 (100%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,210 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road106 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (5%)
  • Roundabout14 (1%)
  • Not recorded65 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant676 (38%)
  • Pedestrian415 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist360 (20%)
  • Cyclist133 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant109 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant58 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1094 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15117 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20303 (17%)
  • 21 to 25286 (16%)
  • 26 to 35290 (16%)
  • 36 to 45179 (10%)
  • 46 to 55123 (7%)
  • 56 to 65107 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7579 (4.5%)
  • Over 7537 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded105 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider905 (51%)
  • Passenger448 (25%)
  • Pedestrian415 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,617 (64%)
  • Motorcycle379 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes197 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach125 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (1.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 27th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
27th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 1985

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 1985: 189, including 2 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21189226233
2ndA2156184334
3rdA20153170331
4thA205132167326
5thA21284106017
6thB2187894012
7thA2004144111
8thA2212353709
9thA2216252804
10thA202202203
11thA2218151703
12thB212152015
13thB2142152304
14thA2015121601
15thB226121503
16thB238111304
17thA2210101004
18thB22791100
19thB2369900
20thA22118801

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 1985

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 1,386.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 1985

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 1985: 255.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years