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Lewisham road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,339 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 1999, and 1,593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1998 (1,318), and casualties fell from 1,644.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,339
Up 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,593
Down 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 1999

0.4% of collisions in Lewisham in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious20015%
  • Slight1,13385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious21513%
  • Slight1,37286%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,339, up 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday190 (14%)
  • Tuesday202 (15%)
  • Wednesday191 (14%)
  • Thursday200 (15%)
  • Friday219 (16%)
  • Saturday197 (15%)
  • Sunday140 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59155 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59195 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59232 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59313 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59236 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59141 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January116 (8.7%)
  • February97 (7.2%)
  • March131 (9.8%)
  • April98 (7.3%)
  • May122 (9.1%)
  • June108 (8.1%)
  • July103 (7.7%)
  • August107 (8%)
  • September106 (7.9%)
  • October121 (9%)
  • November119 (8.9%)
  • December111 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight957 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit356 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,147 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,050 (78%)
  • Wet or damp275 (21%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,335 (100%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,202 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant736 (46%)
  • Pedestrian349 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist258 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant106 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist105 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1086 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1595 (6%)
  • 16 to 20163 (10%)
  • 21 to 25190 (12%)
  • 26 to 35420 (26%)
  • 36 to 45261 (16%)
  • 46 to 5597 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6574 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7557 (3.6%)
  • Over 7536 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded68 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider874 (55%)
  • Passenger370 (23%)
  • Pedestrian349 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,634 (70%)
  • Motorcycle281 (12%)
  • Bus or coach134 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes122 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 30th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 1999

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 1999: 184, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21184227322
2ndA20131152020
3rdA205129158027
4thA2115141013
5thA212688416
6thB218546808
7thA2005262010
8thA2212394406
9thA2218262803
10thB236222603
11thA202141601
12thA2209141505
13thA2216141602
14thB207131403
15thB212131403
16thB227131413
17thA2211121200
18thB226111402
19thA201581002
20thA22108900

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 1999

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 1,278.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 1999

SE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 1999: 249.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 1999, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years