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Lewisham road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,318 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 1998, and 1,644 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (1,362), and casualties rose from 1,638.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,318
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,644
Level with 1997
Fatal collisions
8
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 1998

0.6% of collisions in Lewisham in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious19114%
  • Slight1,11985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious21713%
  • Slight1,41986%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,318, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday196 (15%)
  • Tuesday206 (16%)
  • Wednesday193 (15%)
  • Thursday203 (15%)
  • Friday219 (17%)
  • Saturday192 (15%)
  • Sunday109 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59174 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59200 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59248 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59299 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59212 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59114 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (7.1%)
  • February98 (7.4%)
  • March114 (8.6%)
  • April104 (7.9%)
  • May105 (8%)
  • June122 (9.3%)
  • July105 (8%)
  • August97 (7.4%)
  • September124 (9.4%)
  • October107 (8.1%)
  • November126 (9.6%)
  • December123 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight951 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit327 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,113 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds172 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,003 (76%)
  • Wet or damp312 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,315 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,126 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road83 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout26 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant801 (49%)
  • Pedestrian316 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist245 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant119 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist115 (7%)
  • Van occupant32 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1084 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1597 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20149 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 25169 (10%)
  • 26 to 35458 (28%)
  • 36 to 45262 (16%)
  • 46 to 55166 (10%)
  • 56 to 6581 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7542 (2.6%)
  • Over 7547 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded53 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider907 (55%)
  • Passenger421 (26%)
  • Pedestrian316 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,618 (71%)
  • Motorcycle257 (11%)
  • Bus or coach141 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes118 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 32nd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 1998

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 1998: 176, including 2 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21176232239
2ndA20155185023
3rdA205121158118
4thA2120136014
5thA212738519
6thB218465918
7thA200394504
8thA2218263513
9thB212262802
10thA2216232802
11thA2212192204
12thB227162201
13thA202121802
14thA2210111702
15thB236111100
16thA2209101100
17thA22119902
18thA201581400
19thB20771001
20thB21426801

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 1998

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,257.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 1998

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 1998: 283.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years