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Lewisham road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,454 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 1989, and 1,741 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 279 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1988 (1,356), and casualties rose from 1,614.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,454
Up 7% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,741
Up 8% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
279
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 1989

0.6% of collisions in Lewisham in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious27919%
  • Slight1,16780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious30618%
  • Slight1,42782%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,454, up 7% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday196 (13%)
  • Tuesday216 (15%)
  • Wednesday221 (15%)
  • Thursday197 (14%)
  • Friday248 (17%)
  • Saturday196 (13%)
  • Sunday180 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59198 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59206 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59237 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59313 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59254 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59160 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January129 (8.9%)
  • February119 (8.2%)
  • March112 (7.7%)
  • April134 (9.2%)
  • May102 (7%)
  • June128 (8.8%)
  • July109 (7.5%)
  • August123 (8.5%)
  • September114 (7.8%)
  • October125 (8.6%)
  • November124 (8.5%)
  • December135 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,032 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit422 (29%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,216 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds199 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,117 (77%)
  • Wet or damp323 (22%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,449 (100%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,205 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway157 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road88 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant790 (45%)
  • Pedestrian421 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist222 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant126 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist122 (7%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1093 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15100 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20247 (14%)
  • 21 to 25323 (19%)
  • 26 to 35322 (18%)
  • 36 to 45176 (10%)
  • 46 to 55109 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6597 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7567 (3.8%)
  • Over 7547 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded109 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider841 (48%)
  • Passenger479 (28%)
  • Pedestrian421 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,694 (69%)
  • Motorcycle234 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes179 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach141 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 30th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 1989

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 1989: 188, including 2 fatal and 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21188231242
2ndA20144165017
3rdA2134157126
4thA205124161020
5thA2127393013
6thB218607009
7thA2004749011
8thA2212424404
9thA2218222703
10thB212222304
11thA2216182010
12thA202151704
13thB236151901
14thA2210111501
15thB2142101401
16thB226101403
17thA20158801
18thB2208803
19thB2278801
20thA22117901

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 1989

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,378.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 1989

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 1989: 265.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 1989, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years