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Lewisham road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,032 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 2004, and 1,257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2003 (1,167), and casualties fell from 1,438.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,032
Down 12% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,257
Down 13% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 2004

0.5% of collisions in Lewisham in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious13813%
  • Slight88986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious14211%
  • Slight1,11088%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,032, down 12% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (13%)
  • Tuesday150 (15%)
  • Wednesday157 (15%)
  • Thursday174 (17%)
  • Friday171 (17%)
  • Saturday129 (13%)
  • Sunday114 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59145 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59153 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59167 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (7.9%)
  • February78 (7.6%)
  • March84 (8.1%)
  • April89 (8.6%)
  • May95 (9.2%)
  • June99 (9.6%)
  • July87 (8.4%)
  • August70 (6.8%)
  • September91 (8.8%)
  • October109 (11%)
  • November78 (7.6%)
  • December70 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight763 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit265 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds881 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry821 (80%)
  • Wet or damp202 (20%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,021 (99%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway820 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout30 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant576 (46%)
  • Pedestrian232 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist218 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant117 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist85 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1055 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1582 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20136 (11%)
  • 21 to 25149 (12%)
  • 26 to 35257 (20%)
  • 36 to 45209 (17%)
  • 46 to 55111 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.7%)
  • Over 7538 (3%)
  • Not recorded86 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider699 (56%)
  • Passenger326 (26%)
  • Pedestrian232 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,217 (68%)
  • Motorcycle233 (13%)
  • Bus or coach133 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle26 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 40th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewisham in 2004

Deptford, Lewisham, SE14 6FQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewisham in 2004, with 109 collisions, 16 of them serious.

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 2004

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 2004: 162, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21162200215
2ndA20105121111
3rdA291103018
4thA20585113014
5thA212546808
6thB218334003
7thA2218314504
8thA200293502
9thB212222704
10thA2212202311
11thA2216192003
12thA202141811
13thB227121303
14thB236121402
15thA2210111203
16thA2209101501
17thB22081001
18thB22681203
19thA22117801
20thB21425900

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 2004

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 988.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 2004

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 2004: 204.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years