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Lewisham road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 838 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 2012, and 998 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2011 (890), and casualties fell from 1,064.

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

Collisions in 2012
838
Down 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
998
Down 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 2012

0.4% of collisions in Lewisham in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious9611%
  • Slight73988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious999.9%
  • Slight89690%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 838, down 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 838
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (16%)
  • Tuesday117 (14%)
  • Wednesday106 (13%)
  • Thursday136 (16%)
  • Friday130 (16%)
  • Saturday116 (14%)
  • Sunday99 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (8.4%)
  • February63 (7.5%)
  • March72 (8.6%)
  • April61 (7.3%)
  • May73 (8.7%)
  • June78 (9.3%)
  • July82 (9.8%)
  • August73 (8.7%)
  • September51 (6.1%)
  • October80 (9.5%)
  • November70 (8.4%)
  • December65 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight610 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit210 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds679 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry629 (75%)
  • Wet or damp205 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph830 (99%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway754 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (39%)
  • Pedestrian170 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist153 (15%)
  • Cyclist152 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (9%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2069 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 25120 (12%)
  • 26 to 35243 (24%)
  • 36 to 45173 (17%)
  • 46 to 55156 (16%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.1%)
  • Over 7520 (2%)
  • Not recorded65 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider635 (64%)
  • Passenger193 (19%)
  • Pedestrian170 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car932 (62%)
  • Motorcycle172 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle155 (10%)
  • Bus or coach99 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 33rd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewisham in 2012

Lewisham Central, Lewisham, SE13 7NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewisham in 2012, with 113 collisions, 16 of them serious.

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 2012

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 2012: 163, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21163205022
2ndA2058910208
3rdA208395012
4thA27786110
5thA212394606
6thA200243002
7thA2218212501
8thA2212202601
9thB218171702
10thA2209131812
11thA2216121300
12thA202111510
13thA22108901
14thB2128801
15thA20157700
16thB2367700
17thB2076800
18thA22145500
19thB2384401
20thA22113300

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 2012

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 801.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 2012

SE13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 2012: 175.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 2012, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years