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Lewisham road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,354 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 1992, and 1,636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 219 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1991 (1,388), and casualties rose from 1,579.

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

Collisions in 1992
1,354
Down 2% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,636
Up 4% on 1991
Fatal collisions
9
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
219
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 1992

0.7% of collisions in Lewisham in 1992 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious21916%
  • Slight1,12683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious24215%
  • Slight1,38585%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,354, down 2% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday195 (14%)
  • Tuesday196 (14%)
  • Wednesday201 (15%)
  • Thursday207 (15%)
  • Friday227 (17%)
  • Saturday182 (13%)
  • Sunday146 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59184 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59208 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59217 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59309 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59195 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59154 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January99 (7.3%)
  • February122 (9%)
  • March114 (8.4%)
  • April114 (8.4%)
  • May100 (7.4%)
  • June123 (9.1%)
  • July112 (8.3%)
  • August119 (8.8%)
  • September111 (8.2%)
  • October100 (7.4%)
  • November123 (9.1%)
  • December117 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight945 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit402 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,103 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds209 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry979 (72%)
  • Wet or damp365 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,346 (99%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,102 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road94 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant796 (49%)
  • Pedestrian349 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist192 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant134 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist116 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1087 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1585 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20166 (10%)
  • 21 to 25257 (16%)
  • 26 to 35392 (24%)
  • 36 to 45176 (11%)
  • 46 to 55105 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6591 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7572 (4.4%)
  • Over 7549 (3%)
  • Not recorded97 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider834 (51%)
  • Passenger453 (28%)
  • Pedestrian349 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,642 (71%)
  • Motorcycle207 (9%)
  • Bus or coach142 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes136 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 29th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
29th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 1992

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 1992: 194, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21194227124
2ndA2129154020
3rdA205123150024
4thA20121146019
5thA21277104010
6thA200516219
7thB218475309
8thA2212415009
9thA2218314213
10thB236242803
11thA2216232601
12thA2209202513
13thA202182100
14thB212182103
15thB227161711
16thB226151902
17thA2211141705
18thA22108901
19thA20157701
20thB2206701

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 1992

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 1,277.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 1992

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 1992: 267.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 1992, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years