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Lewisham road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 836 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 2018, and 1,011 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2017 (914), and casualties fell from 1,109.

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

Collisions in 2018
836
Down 9% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
1,011
Down 9% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 2018

0.7% of collisions in Lewisham in 2018 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious9812%
  • Slight73288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious10110%
  • Slight90489%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 836, down 9% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 836
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (14%)
  • Tuesday124 (15%)
  • Wednesday102 (12%)
  • Thursday127 (15%)
  • Friday152 (18%)
  • Saturday128 (15%)
  • Sunday87 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.1%)
  • February52 (6.2%)
  • March63 (7.5%)
  • April69 (8.3%)
  • May59 (7.1%)
  • June88 (11%)
  • July79 (9.4%)
  • August62 (7.4%)
  • September73 (8.7%)
  • October73 (8.7%)
  • November97 (12%)
  • December62 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight563 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit245 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds672 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other38 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry667 (80%)
  • Wet or damp140 (17%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph371 (44%)
  • 30 mph460 (55%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway598 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (40%)
  • Pedestrian168 (17%)
  • Cyclist164 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1019 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2071 (7%)
  • 21 to 25133 (13%)
  • 26 to 35239 (24%)
  • 36 to 45160 (16%)
  • 46 to 55152 (15%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2.9%)
  • Over 7531 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded46 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider632 (63%)
  • Passenger211 (21%)
  • Pedestrian168 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car906 (61%)
  • Motorcycle172 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle166 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach72 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car54 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 29th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewisham in 2018

Deptford, Lewisham, SE14 6FQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewisham in 2018, with 113 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 2018

The A205 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 2018: 105, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20510513217
2ndA21103136017
3rdA20749016
4thA2728918
5thA212374405
6thA200333714
7thB218323503
8thA2218182303
9thA2212131403
10thA2216121201
11thA2209101101
12thA20291412
13thB21291000
14thB2369902
15thA22108802
16thB21428900
17thB2077700
18thB2277701
19thA22115500
20thA22143301

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 2018

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 799.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 2018

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 2018: 163.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 2018, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years