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Lewisham road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,343 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 1994, and 1,642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 212 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1993 (1,360), and casualties rose from 1,626.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,343
Down 1% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,642
Up 1% on 1993
Fatal collisions
6
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
212
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 1994

0.4% of collisions in Lewisham in 1994 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious21216%
  • Slight1,12584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious23014%
  • Slight1,40686%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,343, down 1% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (13%)
  • Tuesday205 (15%)
  • Wednesday195 (15%)
  • Thursday235 (17%)
  • Friday203 (15%)
  • Saturday188 (14%)
  • Sunday144 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59178 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59203 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59221 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59307 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59220 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January123 (9.2%)
  • February92 (6.9%)
  • March108 (8%)
  • April113 (8.4%)
  • May102 (7.6%)
  • June110 (8.2%)
  • July115 (8.6%)
  • August132 (9.8%)
  • September119 (8.9%)
  • October128 (9.5%)
  • November106 (7.9%)
  • December95 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight973 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit347 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,104 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds195 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,005 (75%)
  • Wet or damp323 (24%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,338 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,043 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway177 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road86 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout31 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant787 (48%)
  • Pedestrian348 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist198 (12%)
  • Cyclist143 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant119 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1080 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 15103 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20138 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 25224 (14%)
  • 26 to 35444 (27%)
  • 36 to 45173 (11%)
  • 46 to 55129 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6570 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7542 (2.6%)
  • Over 7549 (3%)
  • Not recorded126 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider867 (53%)
  • Passenger427 (26%)
  • Pedestrian348 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,677 (72%)
  • Motorcycle213 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle145 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach108 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 29th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 1994

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 1994: 190, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21190224122
2ndA205150187223
3rdA20131153019
4thA2126146027
5thA212668919
6thB218536906
7thA2005056012
8thA2212435407
9thB212222304
10thA2218182204
11thB207161803
12thA2211152102
13thB236141403
14thA2210132002
15thA2216131802
16thB226131402
17thA202121410
18thB227101103
19thA220991000
20thA20156701

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 1994

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 1,269.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 1994

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 1994: 275.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 1994, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years