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Lewisham road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,360 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 1993, and 1,626 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1992 (1,354), and casualties fell from 1,636.

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

Collisions in 1993
1,360
Level with 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,626
Down 1% on 1992
Fatal collisions
11
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 1993

0.8% of collisions in Lewisham in 1993 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious15111%
  • Slight1,19888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.7%
  • Serious1569.6%
  • Slight1,45990%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,360, level with 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday194 (14%)
  • Tuesday183 (13%)
  • Wednesday218 (16%)
  • Thursday220 (16%)
  • Friday218 (16%)
  • Saturday194 (14%)
  • Sunday133 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59201 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59242 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59317 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59235 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January119 (8.8%)
  • February96 (7.1%)
  • March113 (8.3%)
  • April109 (8%)
  • May137 (10%)
  • June94 (6.9%)
  • July124 (9.1%)
  • August97 (7.1%)
  • September121 (8.9%)
  • October110 (8.1%)
  • November112 (8.2%)
  • December128 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight960 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit399 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,138 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds171 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Other16 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,021 (75%)
  • Wet or damp335 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,352 (99%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,195 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road68 (5%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant721 (44%)
  • Pedestrian399 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist215 (13%)
  • Cyclist129 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant101 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1083 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 15112 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20135 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 25218 (13%)
  • 26 to 35412 (25%)
  • 36 to 45199 (12%)
  • 46 to 55136 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6598 (6%)
  • 66 to 7547 (2.9%)
  • Over 7546 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded90 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider817 (50%)
  • Passenger410 (25%)
  • Pedestrian399 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,621 (71%)
  • Motorcycle230 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle130 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes126 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach121 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 27th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
27th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 1993

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 1993: 194, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21194223112
2ndA205139172017
3rdA20126149017
4thA2118140213
5thA212738527
6thB2187288110
7thA200465117
8thA2212425008
9thA2218212403
10thA2209192001
11thA2216192203
12thB207141601
13thB236141601
14thA2211131501
15thA202121211
16thB220121411
17thB227121403
18thA2210101300
19thB21291300
20thB214281000

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 1993

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 1,278.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 1993

SE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 1993: 246.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 1993, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years