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Lewisham road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,420 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 1990, and 1,676 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 283 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1989 (1,454), and casualties fell from 1,741.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,420
Down 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,676
Down 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
17
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
283
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 1990

1.2% of collisions in Lewisham in 1990 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.2%
  • Serious28320%
  • Slight1,12079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.1%
  • Serious30918%
  • Slight1,34980%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,420, down 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday210 (15%)
  • Tuesday189 (13%)
  • Wednesday206 (15%)
  • Thursday201 (14%)
  • Friday281 (20%)
  • Saturday192 (14%)
  • Sunday141 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59185 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59200 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59254 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59305 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59238 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59147 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January113 (8%)
  • February113 (8%)
  • March114 (8%)
  • April142 (10%)
  • May116 (8.2%)
  • June130 (9.2%)
  • July103 (7.3%)
  • August111 (7.8%)
  • September126 (8.9%)
  • October131 (9.2%)
  • November118 (8.3%)
  • December103 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,086 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit334 (24%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,208 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds181 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,118 (79%)
  • Wet or damp301 (21%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,418 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,200 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road81 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant726 (43%)
  • Pedestrian418 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist257 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant107 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist106 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant46 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1093 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1576 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20212 (13%)
  • 21 to 25282 (17%)
  • 26 to 35379 (23%)
  • 36 to 45157 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 55128 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65101 (6%)
  • 66 to 7557 (3.4%)
  • Over 7550 (3%)
  • Not recorded95 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider840 (50%)
  • Passenger418 (25%)
  • Pedestrian418 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,682 (70%)
  • Motorcycle270 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes155 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach118 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 32nd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 1990

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 1990: 193, including 4 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21193222438
2ndA2119143026
3rdA205114135317
4thA20112130122
5thA2126074216
6thA2005762111
7thB2185768011
8thA2212424808
9thA2216232707
10thB212171801
11thB236171802
12thA2218161905
13thA2210151703
14thB2142151702
15thB227151906
16thA20291000
17thB2209902
18thA221481202
19thA2348900
20thA20157701

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 1990

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 1,336.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 1990

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 1990: 284.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years