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Lewisham road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 731 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 2021, and 839 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2020 (747), and casualties fell from 870.

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

Collisions in 2021
731
Down 2% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
839
Down 4% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 2021

0.1% of collisions in Lewisham in 2021 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious10615%
  • Slight62485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious11013%
  • Slight72887%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 731, down 2% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 731
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (12%)
  • Tuesday112 (15%)
  • Wednesday113 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (14%)
  • Friday144 (20%)
  • Saturday98 (13%)
  • Sunday72 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (6.7%)
  • February36 (4.9%)
  • March50 (6.8%)
  • April76 (10%)
  • May72 (9.8%)
  • June90 (12%)
  • July59 (8.1%)
  • August67 (9.2%)
  • September53 (7.3%)
  • October69 (9.4%)
  • November60 (8.2%)
  • December50 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight509 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit197 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds570 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other39 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded31 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry574 (79%)
  • Wet or damp124 (17%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph380 (52%)
  • 30 mph348 (48%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway504 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (9%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded59 (8.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (23%)
  • Cyclist164 (20%)
  • Pedestrian121 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2063 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 2591 (11%)
  • 26 to 35236 (28%)
  • 36 to 45147 (18%)
  • 46 to 55113 (13%)
  • 56 to 6568 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.3%)
  • Over 754 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded41 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider614 (73%)
  • Pedestrian121 (14%)
  • Passenger104 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car784 (57%)
  • Motorcycle226 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle168 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (6%)
  • Bus or coach43 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (2.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)19 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 24th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
24th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewisham in 2021

Rushey Green, Lewisham, SE6 2EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewisham in 2021, with 77 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 2021

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 2021: 91, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2191112013
2ndA205718218
3rdA2616708
4thA20606409
5thB218354108
6thA212334005
7thA200283008
8thA2212161902
9thA2209111102
10thB212111502
11thB207101000
12thA221891300
13thB23681101
14thA2027801
15thA22166701
16thB21426701
17thA20155500
18thA22115600
19thA22145500
20thB2265501

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 2021

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 708.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 2021

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 2021: 151.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 2021, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years