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Lewisham road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,273 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 1995, and 1,506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1994 (1,343), and casualties fell from 1,642.

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

Collisions in 1995
1,273
Down 5% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,506
Down 8% on 1994
Fatal collisions
4
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 1995

0.3% of collisions in Lewisham in 1995 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious18715%
  • Slight1,08285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious21314%
  • Slight1,28986%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 1995 is highlighted, with 1,273, down 5% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday198 (16%)
  • Tuesday205 (16%)
  • Wednesday174 (14%)
  • Thursday181 (14%)
  • Friday199 (16%)
  • Saturday194 (15%)
  • Sunday122 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59180 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59217 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59287 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59230 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (7.9%)
  • February100 (7.9%)
  • March113 (8.9%)
  • April95 (7.5%)
  • May106 (8.3%)
  • June98 (7.7%)
  • July98 (7.7%)
  • August91 (7.1%)
  • September126 (9.9%)
  • October91 (7.1%)
  • November123 (9.7%)
  • December131 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight966 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit283 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,083 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry991 (78%)
  • Wet or damp267 (21%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,270 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,018 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway145 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road83 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant685 (45%)
  • Pedestrian348 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (12%)
  • Cyclist144 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant120 (8%)
  • Van occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1066 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15109 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20113 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 25192 (13%)
  • 26 to 35369 (25%)
  • 36 to 45192 (13%)
  • 46 to 55131 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6585 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.7%)
  • Over 7549 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded121 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider796 (53%)
  • Passenger362 (24%)
  • Pedestrian348 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,602 (73%)
  • Motorcycle195 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach126 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 32nd most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 1995

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 1995: 196, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21196226022
2ndA205133164017
3rdA20110124116
4thA2106120019
5thA2127183010
6thB2186175111
7thA2212424707
8thA2003939010
9thB212232613
10thA202222403
11thA2218212505
12thA2209131301
13thB236131501
14thA2210111401
15thB207101103
16thB22091001
17thB2279901
18thB23891100
19thA221681001
20thA22117701

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 1995

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 1,207.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 1995

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 1995: 270.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 1995, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years