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Lewisham road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 921 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 2014, and 1,039 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2013 (809), and casualties rose from 940.

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

Collisions in 2014
921
Up 14% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,039
Up 11% on 2013
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
6.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Lewisham in 2014 were fatal and 6.1% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious566.1%
  • Slight85893%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious565.4%
  • Slight97694%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 921, up 14% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 921
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (15%)
  • Tuesday155 (17%)
  • Wednesday135 (15%)
  • Thursday142 (15%)
  • Friday147 (16%)
  • Saturday118 (13%)
  • Sunday89 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59153 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59161 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59190 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (6.7%)
  • February85 (9.2%)
  • March67 (7.3%)
  • April77 (8.4%)
  • May93 (10%)
  • June79 (8.6%)
  • July75 (8.1%)
  • August71 (7.7%)
  • September78 (8.5%)
  • October87 (9.4%)
  • November78 (8.5%)
  • December69 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight687 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit214 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds820 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (7.8%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry754 (82%)
  • Wet or damp164 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph920 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway831 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist217 (21%)
  • Pedestrian204 (20%)
  • Cyclist161 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1543 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2080 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 25129 (12%)
  • 26 to 35253 (24%)
  • 36 to 45152 (15%)
  • 46 to 55167 (16%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (1.7%)
  • Over 7519 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded80 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider688 (66%)
  • Pedestrian204 (20%)
  • Passenger147 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,009 (62%)
  • Motorcycle240 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle162 (10%)
  • Bus or coach83 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 28th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewisham in 2014

Deptford, Lewisham, SE14 6FQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewisham in 2014, with 123 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 2014

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 2014: 152, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21152172111
2ndA20510311138
3rdA209410623
4thA2869307
5thA212505701
6thA200323302
7thA2212294000
8thB218223003
9thA2216121301
10thA2218121601
11thA2209111200
12thA202101100
13thA2210101100
14thB207101000
15thB212101200
16thA22119901
17thB2267701
18thA20156600
19thB2276601
20thB2366610

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 2014

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 887.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 2014

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 2014: 191.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 2014, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years