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Lewisham road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 830 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 2009, and 972 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2008 (722), and casualties rose from 880.

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

Collisions in 2009
830
Up 15% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
972
Up 10% on 2008
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 2009

0.8% of collisions in Lewisham in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious9912%
  • Slight72487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious10511%
  • Slight86088%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 830, up 15% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 830
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (14%)
  • Tuesday126 (15%)
  • Wednesday164 (20%)
  • Thursday97 (12%)
  • Friday147 (18%)
  • Saturday96 (12%)
  • Sunday83 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59154 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (7.8%)
  • February39 (4.7%)
  • March77 (9.3%)
  • April61 (7.3%)
  • May55 (6.6%)
  • June82 (9.9%)
  • July65 (7.8%)
  • August69 (8.3%)
  • September87 (10%)
  • October64 (7.7%)
  • November84 (10%)
  • December82 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight579 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit250 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds715 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other21 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry653 (79%)
  • Wet or damp165 (20%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph827 (100%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway765 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (40%)
  • Pedestrian194 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist181 (19%)
  • Cyclist115 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5%)
  • 16 to 2072 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 25120 (12%)
  • 26 to 35225 (23%)
  • 36 to 45192 (20%)
  • 46 to 55143 (15%)
  • 56 to 6564 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.8%)
  • Over 7523 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded28 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider610 (63%)
  • Pedestrian194 (20%)
  • Passenger168 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car939 (64%)
  • Motorcycle193 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach91 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 35th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewisham in 2009

Lewisham Central, Lewisham, SE13 7NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewisham in 2009, with 109 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 2009

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 2009: 132, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21132162017
2ndA20100116110
3rdA2058910517
4thA2586619
5thA212415212
6thA200394404
7thB218333916
8thA2212273402
9thA2218151703
10thA2029901
11thA221691002
12thB22791002
13thB2128901
14thA22107901
15thA22117801
16thB22071010
17thB2367701
18thA22096601
19thA22146601
20thB2264500

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 2009

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 801.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 2009

SE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 2009: 168.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years