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Lewisham road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 729 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 2007, and 880 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2006 (862), and casualties fell from 1,019.

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

Collisions in 2007
729
Down 15% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
880
Down 14% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 2007

0.8% of collisions in Lewisham in 2007 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious11115%
  • Slight61284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious11813%
  • Slight75686%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 2007 is highlighted, with 729, down 15% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 729
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (13%)
  • Tuesday123 (17%)
  • Wednesday110 (15%)
  • Thursday108 (15%)
  • Friday110 (15%)
  • Saturday98 (13%)
  • Sunday86 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.5%)
  • February53 (7.3%)
  • March73 (10%)
  • April55 (7.5%)
  • May62 (8.5%)
  • June58 (8%)
  • July68 (9.3%)
  • August70 (9.6%)
  • September55 (7.5%)
  • October65 (8.9%)
  • November54 (7.4%)
  • December61 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight534 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds613 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry572 (78%)
  • Wet or damp151 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph727 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway631 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout22 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (45%)
  • Pedestrian155 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (16%)
  • Cyclist107 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2089 (10%)
  • 21 to 2593 (11%)
  • 26 to 35191 (22%)
  • 36 to 45194 (22%)
  • 46 to 5590 (10%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.5%)
  • Over 7522 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded46 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider548 (62%)
  • Passenger177 (20%)
  • Pedestrian155 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car823 (64%)
  • Motorcycle153 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach82 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Lewisham ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 69th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewisham in 2007

Lewisham Central, Lewisham, SE13 7NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewisham in 2007, with 83 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 2007

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 2007: 108, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21108121112
2ndA27384113
3rdA205729709
4thA206578110
5thA2124154110
6thA2212264022
7thB218263301
8thA200202307
9thA2218202603
10thB212121301
11thB236121202
12thA2211111101
13thA221691001
14thA2025700
15thA22145500
16thB2205502
17thA22104600
18thB2074402
19thB21424400
20thB2384401

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 2007

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 688.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 2007

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 2007: 143.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 2007, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years