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Lewisham road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 747 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 2020, and 870 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2019 (795), and casualties fell from 947.

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

Collisions in 2020
747
Down 6% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
870
Down 8% on 2019
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 2020

0.7% of collisions in Lewisham in 2020 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious10514%
  • Slight63785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious11213%
  • Slight75387%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 2020 is highlighted, with 747, down 6% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 747
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (11%)
  • Tuesday113 (15%)
  • Wednesday125 (17%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday132 (18%)
  • Saturday90 (12%)
  • Sunday88 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (9.5%)
  • February44 (5.9%)
  • March45 (6%)
  • April37 (5%)
  • May64 (8.6%)
  • June62 (8.3%)
  • July60 (8%)
  • August70 (9.4%)
  • September95 (13%)
  • October88 (12%)
  • November54 (7.2%)
  • December57 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight521 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown50 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds563 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other42 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded36 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry572 (77%)
  • Wet or damp143 (19%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph362 (48%)
  • 30 mph380 (51%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway523 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout32 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded58 (7.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (36%)
  • Cyclist184 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (19%)
  • Pedestrian134 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2053 (6.1%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35248 (29%)
  • 36 to 45154 (18%)
  • 46 to 55113 (13%)
  • 56 to 6562 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7513 (1.5%)
  • Over 758 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded55 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider617 (71%)
  • Pedestrian134 (15%)
  • Passenger119 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car818 (60%)
  • Motorcycle197 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle189 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 18th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewisham in 2020

Deptford, Lewisham, SE14 6FQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewisham in 2020, with 93 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 2020

The A205 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 2020: 103, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA205103120116
2ndA2196110017
3rdA20617122
4thA25973015
5thA212414709
6thB218344102
7thA200212101
8thA2212151602
9thA2218141811
10thB236121400
11thA2216111300
12thA2209101400
13thB207101202
14thA2028902
15thA221081000
16thB2388801
17thB2126700
18thB2206601
19thA22114401
20thB2064401

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 2020

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 724.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 2020

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 2020: 153.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years