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Lewisham road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 914 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 2017, and 1,109 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2016 (881), and casualties rose from 1,050.

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

Collisions in 2017
914
Up 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,109
Up 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 2017

0.8% of collisions in Lewisham in 2017 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious11012%
  • Slight79787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious11310%
  • Slight98989%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 914, up 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 914
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (16%)
  • Tuesday146 (16%)
  • Wednesday152 (17%)
  • Thursday113 (12%)
  • Friday154 (17%)
  • Saturday114 (12%)
  • Sunday89 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59147 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59211 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (6.7%)
  • February58 (6.3%)
  • March79 (8.6%)
  • April82 (9%)
  • May72 (7.9%)
  • June81 (8.9%)
  • July87 (9.5%)
  • August77 (8.4%)
  • September62 (6.8%)
  • October86 (9.4%)
  • November99 (11%)
  • December70 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight634 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit261 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds739 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other27 (3%)
  • Not recorded33 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry699 (76%)
  • Wet or damp165 (18%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded41 (4.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph361 (39%)
  • 30 mph549 (60%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway701 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded34 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (35%)
  • Pedestrian225 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist194 (17%)
  • Cyclist137 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant108 (9.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1032 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2099 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 25132 (12%)
  • 26 to 35264 (24%)
  • 36 to 45210 (19%)
  • 46 to 55140 (13%)
  • 56 to 6566 (6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.2%)
  • Over 7532 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider648 (58%)
  • Passenger236 (21%)
  • Pedestrian225 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car949 (59%)
  • Motorcycle217 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle144 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach95 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car56 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 25th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewisham in 2017

Lewisham Central, Lewisham, SE13 7NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewisham in 2017, with 102 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 2017

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 2017: 132, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21132157315
2ndA20512315319
3rdA208498012
4thA27794213
5thA212496206
6thA200374001
7thA2212263104
8thB218262901
9thA2218202800
10thB207121202
11thB227111502
12thA20291001
13thB2128900
14thA22167802
15thB2367801
16thA22095600
17thA22105602
18thB2265600
19thA20154403
20thA22114401

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 2017

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 878.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 2017

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 2017: 191.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years