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Lewisham road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,262 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 2000, and 1,512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1999 (1,339), and casualties fell from 1,593.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,262
Down 6% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,512
Down 5% on 1999
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 2000

0.6% of collisions in Lewisham in 2000 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious19215%
  • Slight1,06384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious20914%
  • Slight1,29686%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,262, down 6% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday197 (16%)
  • Tuesday173 (14%)
  • Wednesday195 (15%)
  • Thursday186 (15%)
  • Friday178 (14%)
  • Saturday177 (14%)
  • Sunday156 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5938 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59150 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59175 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59242 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59253 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59223 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59130 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (6.4%)
  • February114 (9%)
  • March106 (8.4%)
  • April98 (7.8%)
  • May118 (9.4%)
  • June113 (9%)
  • July109 (8.6%)
  • August102 (8.1%)
  • September94 (7.4%)
  • October104 (8.2%)
  • November109 (8.6%)
  • December114 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight863 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit386 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,085 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds148 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,003 (79%)
  • Wet or damp247 (20%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,260 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,145 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout18 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant649 (43%)
  • Pedestrian323 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist292 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant105 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist92 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1068 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1594 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20156 (10%)
  • 21 to 25165 (11%)
  • 26 to 35385 (25%)
  • 36 to 45228 (15%)
  • 46 to 55121 (8%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7550 (3.3%)
  • Over 7546 (3%)
  • Not recorded78 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider834 (55%)
  • Passenger355 (23%)
  • Pedestrian323 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,502 (68%)
  • Motorcycle303 (14%)
  • Bus or coach132 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes112 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 37th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 2000

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 2000: 194, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21194242124
2ndA2137156115
3rdA20115135212
4thA205100121017
5thA2126879013
6thB2186072014
7thA2005059110
8thA2212313702
9thA2218253003
10thB227182207
11thB212172112
12thA2216142305
13thA202131804
14thA2209131400
15thB226111601
16thB238111503
17thA221191001
18thB2078802
19thB2208902
20thB2368800

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 2000

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 1,193.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 2000

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 2000: 237.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years