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Lewisham road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,362 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 1997, and 1,638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1996 (1,263), and casualties rose from 1,542.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,362
Up 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,638
Up 6% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 1997

0.4% of collisions in Lewisham in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious19314%
  • Slight1,16485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.3%
  • Serious20513%
  • Slight1,42887%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,362, up 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday206 (15%)
  • Tuesday206 (15%)
  • Wednesday214 (16%)
  • Thursday169 (12%)
  • Friday224 (16%)
  • Saturday197 (14%)
  • Sunday146 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59194 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59250 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59336 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59218 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59136 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (5.7%)
  • February94 (6.9%)
  • March116 (8.5%)
  • April116 (8.5%)
  • May128 (9.4%)
  • June99 (7.3%)
  • July126 (9.3%)
  • August105 (7.7%)
  • September114 (8.4%)
  • October140 (10%)
  • November132 (9.7%)
  • December114 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight990 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit347 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,147 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,056 (78%)
  • Wet or damp299 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,358 (100%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,105 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road87 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout34 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant778 (47%)
  • Pedestrian355 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist213 (13%)
  • Cyclist133 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant118 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant32 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1098 (6%)
  • 11 to 15100 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20169 (10%)
  • 21 to 25180 (11%)
  • 26 to 35423 (26%)
  • 36 to 45237 (14%)
  • 46 to 55144 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6577 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.4%)
  • Over 7541 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded78 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider884 (54%)
  • Passenger399 (24%)
  • Pedestrian355 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,687 (72%)
  • Motorcycle231 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach146 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes117 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 30th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 1997

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 1997: 206, including 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21206252036
2ndA20146168022
3rdA205137189217
4thA2123141012
5thA212628619
6thB2185056011
7thA2212394604
8thA200353805
9thA2216232801
10thB212212700
11thB236202100
12thA2218192901
13thA202161805
14thA2209141702
15thB227141400
16thB20791302
17thA20158800
18thB2388801
19thA22117700
20thA22106700

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 1997

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 1,298.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 1997

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 1997: 277.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 1997, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years