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Lewisham road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,167 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 2003, and 1,438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2002 (1,209), and casualties fell from 1,440.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,167
Down 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,438
Level with 2002
Fatal collisions
11
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 2003

0.9% of collisions in Lewisham in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious16214%
  • Slight99485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious17612%
  • Slight1,25187%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,167, down 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday170 (15%)
  • Tuesday182 (16%)
  • Wednesday179 (15%)
  • Thursday176 (15%)
  • Friday174 (15%)
  • Saturday153 (13%)
  • Sunday133 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59143 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59175 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59286 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (6.9%)
  • February76 (6.5%)
  • March112 (9.6%)
  • April95 (8.1%)
  • May95 (8.1%)
  • June118 (10%)
  • July107 (9.2%)
  • August96 (8.2%)
  • September86 (7.4%)
  • October93 (8%)
  • November116 (9.9%)
  • December92 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight805 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit361 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,078 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (6.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,033 (89%)
  • Wet or damp123 (11%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,159 (99%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway849 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway270 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant651 (45%)
  • Pedestrian282 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist258 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant119 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist85 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1053 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1586 (6%)
  • 16 to 20142 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 25163 (11%)
  • 26 to 35317 (22%)
  • 36 to 45285 (20%)
  • 46 to 55110 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6561 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7559 (4.1%)
  • Over 7534 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded103 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider812 (56%)
  • Passenger344 (24%)
  • Pedestrian282 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,362 (68%)
  • Motorcycle282 (14%)
  • Bus or coach130 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Lewisham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lewisham ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 32nd most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewisham in 2003

Deptford, Lewisham, SE14 6FQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewisham in 2003, with 120 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 2003

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 2003: 181, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21181240227
2ndA20110121011
3rdA205106144010
4thA2104130117
5thA212577308
6thB218546427
7thA200384506
8thA2212324006
9thA2218263201
10thB212222501
11thA2216172004
12thA202161803
13thA2015142111
14thA2209131301
15thA2210111101
16thB22791100
17thB23891011
18thB2268902
19thA22117901
20thA22146602

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 2003

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 1,103.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 2003

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 2003: 252.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years