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Lewisham road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,289 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 1987, and 1,567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 282 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1986 (1,444), and casualties fell from 1,714.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,289
Down 11% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,567
Down 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
7
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
282
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 1987

0.5% of collisions in Lewisham in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious28222%
  • Slight1,00078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.4%
  • Serious30820%
  • Slight1,25280%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,289, down 11% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday176 (14%)
  • Tuesday176 (14%)
  • Wednesday189 (15%)
  • Thursday205 (16%)
  • Friday217 (17%)
  • Saturday202 (16%)
  • Sunday124 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59183 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59188 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59196 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59270 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59227 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59139 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (6.7%)
  • February99 (7.7%)
  • March102 (7.9%)
  • April105 (8.1%)
  • May98 (7.6%)
  • June110 (8.5%)
  • July125 (9.7%)
  • August94 (7.3%)
  • September111 (8.6%)
  • October112 (8.7%)
  • November129 (10%)
  • December118 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight891 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit398 (31%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,063 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds188 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry929 (72%)
  • Wet or damp341 (26%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.9%)
  • Snow7 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,288 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,095 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road87 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant647 (41%)
  • Pedestrian388 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist245 (16%)
  • Cyclist117 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant102 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1077 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1597 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20254 (16%)
  • 21 to 25271 (17%)
  • 26 to 35281 (18%)
  • 36 to 45153 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 55109 (7%)
  • 56 to 6583 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.6%)
  • Over 7553 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded89 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider756 (48%)
  • Passenger423 (27%)
  • Pedestrian388 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,446 (67%)
  • Motorcycle256 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes151 (7%)
  • Bus or coach124 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (1.9%)
  • Minibus12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 38th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
38th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
44th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 1987

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 1987: 182, including 1 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21182214127
2ndA2132162129
3rdA20128148121
4thA205106136026
5thA2127794117
6thB218647409
7thA200445809
8thA22123744010
9thA2216202205
10thA2218203006
11thA202182315
12thB212131504
13thB227121505
14thB236121300
15thA2211101402
16thB226101002
17thA22099904
18thB2387700
19thB21426701
20thB2206600

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 1987

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 1,218.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 1987

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 1987: 244.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years