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Lewisham road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 798 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 2010, and 938 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2009 (830), and casualties fell from 972.

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

Collisions in 2010
798
Down 4% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
938
Down 3% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 2010

0.4% of collisions in Lewisham in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious10013%
  • Slight69587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious10511%
  • Slight83088%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 798, down 4% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 798
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (16%)
  • Tuesday102 (13%)
  • Wednesday117 (15%)
  • Thursday121 (15%)
  • Friday137 (17%)
  • Saturday117 (15%)
  • Sunday76 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (6.6%)
  • February57 (7.1%)
  • March67 (8.4%)
  • April58 (7.3%)
  • May82 (10%)
  • June69 (8.6%)
  • July77 (9.6%)
  • August74 (9.3%)
  • September70 (8.8%)
  • October88 (11%)
  • November59 (7.4%)
  • December44 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight579 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit216 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds703 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (9.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry619 (78%)
  • Wet or damp161 (20%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph789 (99%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway738 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant400 (43%)
  • Pedestrian178 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (15%)
  • Cyclist123 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (7%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2074 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 25118 (13%)
  • 26 to 35212 (23%)
  • 36 to 45187 (20%)
  • 46 to 55118 (13%)
  • 56 to 6565 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.7%)
  • Over 7516 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider597 (64%)
  • Pedestrian178 (19%)
  • Passenger163 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car902 (64%)
  • Motorcycle159 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach92 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 38th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewisham in 2010

Lewisham Central, Lewisham, SE13 7NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewisham in 2010, with 100 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 2010

The A205 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 2010: 118, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA205118135015
2ndA21116144111
3rdA20799106
4thA26980014
5thA212364306
6thA200262905
7thB218262705
8thA2212192213
9thA2218162202
10thA2210141610
11thA202111503
12thA2216111401
13thB212101200
14thB226101402
15thA201571202
16thA22097701
17thA22117801
18thA22145501
19thB2074400
20thB21424400

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 2010

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 769.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 2010

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 2010: 161.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years