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Lewisham road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 785 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 2022, and 917 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2021 (731), and casualties rose from 839.

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

Collisions in 2022
785
Up 7% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
917
Up 9% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 2022

None of the collisions in Lewisham in 2022 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious11214%
  • Slight67386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious11412%
  • Slight80388%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 785, up 7% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 785
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (15%)
  • Tuesday116 (15%)
  • Wednesday94 (12%)
  • Thursday124 (16%)
  • Friday121 (15%)
  • Saturday127 (16%)
  • Sunday86 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (8.3%)
  • February63 (8%)
  • March63 (8%)
  • April65 (8.3%)
  • May61 (7.8%)
  • June78 (9.9%)
  • July69 (8.8%)
  • August78 (9.9%)
  • September58 (7.4%)
  • October70 (8.9%)
  • November61 (7.8%)
  • December54 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight544 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit221 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds636 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other46 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry627 (80%)
  • Wet or damp128 (16%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph415 (53%)
  • 30 mph367 (47%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway545 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded55 (7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist227 (25%)
  • Cyclist185 (20%)
  • Pedestrian120 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2067 (7.3%)
  • 21 to 25117 (13%)
  • 26 to 35255 (28%)
  • 36 to 45157 (17%)
  • 46 to 55122 (13%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2%)
  • Over 7514 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded43 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider649 (71%)
  • Passenger148 (16%)
  • Pedestrian120 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car794 (54%)
  • Motorcycle270 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle187 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach64 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (2.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)17 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 22nd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewisham in 2022

Deptford, Lewisham, SE14 6FQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewisham in 2022, with 98 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 2022

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 2022: 106, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21106123015
2ndA2058193011
3rdA27583013
4thA20616808
5thA212333902
6thA2002831010
7thB2182835010
8thA2212191902
9thA2218162402
10thA2209131602
11thA2216131703
12thB207111501
13thA20291301
14thA22147701
15thB2367701
16thB2126601
17thB21426601
18thB2275800
19thA20154801
20thA22104601

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 2022

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 750.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 2022

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 2022: 158.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years