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Lewisham road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 795 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 2019, and 947 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2018 (836), and casualties fell from 1,011.

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

Collisions in 2019
795
Down 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
947
Down 6% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 2019

0.4% of collisions in Lewisham in 2019 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious11114%
  • Slight68186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious11612%
  • Slight82887%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 795, down 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 795
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (14%)
  • Tuesday112 (14%)
  • Wednesday122 (15%)
  • Thursday115 (14%)
  • Friday131 (16%)
  • Saturday113 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (9.2%)
  • February58 (7.3%)
  • March60 (7.5%)
  • April59 (7.4%)
  • May73 (9.2%)
  • June61 (7.7%)
  • July77 (9.7%)
  • August61 (7.7%)
  • September58 (7.3%)
  • October69 (8.7%)
  • November77 (9.7%)
  • December69 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight538 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit218 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (3.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds615 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded36 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry602 (76%)
  • Wet or damp155 (19%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded33 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph337 (42%)
  • 30 mph452 (57%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway548 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout25 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded60 (7.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (39%)
  • Pedestrian172 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (18%)
  • Cyclist158 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2061 (6.4%)
  • 21 to 25124 (13%)
  • 26 to 35254 (27%)
  • 36 to 45177 (19%)
  • 46 to 55117 (12%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.6%)
  • Over 7515 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded50 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider613 (65%)
  • Pedestrian172 (18%)
  • Passenger162 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car884 (62%)
  • Motorcycle191 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle163 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car47 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach44 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 28th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewisham in 2019

Deptford, Lewisham, SE14 6FQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewisham in 2019, with 94 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 2019

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 2019: 127, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21127158016
2ndA205789618
3rdA207283111
4thA2697509
5thA212334607
6thA200232603
7thA2212212507
8thB212172115
9thB218172504
10thA202121702
11thA2210121501
12thB207111200
13thA221891301
14thB23691001
15thA20156601
16thB21426701
17thA22095501
18thB2205600
19thA22114601
20thB2274502

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 2019

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 754.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 2019

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 2019: 172.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years