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Lewisham road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,444 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 1986, and 1,714 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 283 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1985 (1,469), and casualties fell from 1,768.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,444
Down 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,714
Down 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
283
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 1986

0.8% of collisions in Lewisham in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious28320%
  • Slight1,14980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious29817%
  • Slight1,40382%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,444, down 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday210 (15%)
  • Tuesday188 (13%)
  • Wednesday227 (16%)
  • Thursday206 (14%)
  • Friday239 (17%)
  • Saturday212 (15%)
  • Sunday162 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5977 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59175 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59197 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59240 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59303 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59244 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59186 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January112 (7.8%)
  • February121 (8.4%)
  • March111 (7.7%)
  • April124 (8.6%)
  • May100 (6.9%)
  • June129 (8.9%)
  • July130 (9%)
  • August103 (7.1%)
  • September123 (8.5%)
  • October130 (9%)
  • November125 (8.7%)
  • December136 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight975 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit468 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,156 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds208 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,059 (73%)
  • Wet or damp361 (25%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.2%)
  • Snow6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,442 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,261 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant679 (40%)
  • Pedestrian459 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist287 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant132 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist98 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant36 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1072 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 15124 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20288 (17%)
  • 21 to 25286 (17%)
  • 26 to 35267 (16%)
  • 36 to 45197 (11%)
  • 46 to 55118 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6593 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7564 (3.7%)
  • Over 7544 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded114 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider833 (49%)
  • Pedestrian459 (27%)
  • Passenger422 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,624 (68%)
  • Motorcycle305 (13%)
  • Bus or coach145 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes145 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 1986

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1986 in Lewisham

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Lewisham ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 31st most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 1986

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 1986: 208, including 2 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21208244236
2ndA205132163218
3rdA2131152027
4thA20126143224
5thA2128295016
6thB2185763113
7thA2005665013
8thA2212495806
9thB212212504
10thA2218202305
11thA202182506
12thA2216181805
13thB236161913
14thB2142151701
15thB227141413
16thA2015121604
17thB226121202
18thA22098801
19thA221081203
20thA22117701

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 1986

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,330.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 1986

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 1986: 263.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 1986, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years