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Lewisham road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 769 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 2023, and 891 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2022 (785), and casualties fell from 917.

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

Collisions in 2023
769
Down 2% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
891
Down 3% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 2023

0.1% of collisions in Lewisham in 2023 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious10213%
  • Slight66687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious10712%
  • Slight78388%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 769, down 2% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 769
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (13%)
  • Tuesday139 (18%)
  • Wednesday123 (16%)
  • Thursday103 (13%)
  • Friday140 (18%)
  • Saturday90 (12%)
  • Sunday72 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (8.5%)
  • February56 (7.3%)
  • March62 (8.1%)
  • April60 (7.8%)
  • May59 (7.7%)
  • June81 (11%)
  • July74 (9.6%)
  • August61 (7.9%)
  • September67 (8.7%)
  • October59 (7.7%)
  • November66 (8.6%)
  • December59 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight540 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit216 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds570 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Other37 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded56 (7.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry542 (70%)
  • Wet or damp173 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded49 (6.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph479 (62%)
  • 30 mph284 (37%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway522 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout26 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded76 (9.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist236 (26%)
  • Cyclist166 (19%)
  • Pedestrian139 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2050 (5.6%)
  • 21 to 2595 (11%)
  • 26 to 35253 (28%)
  • 36 to 45149 (17%)
  • 46 to 55130 (15%)
  • 56 to 6581 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.9%)
  • Over 7513 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded33 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider615 (69%)
  • Pedestrian139 (16%)
  • Passenger137 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car752 (53%)
  • Motorcycle271 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle173 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach68 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)10 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 23rd most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewisham in 2023

Deptford, Lewisham, SE14 6FQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewisham in 2023, with 97 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 2023

The A205 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 2023: 90, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20590102011
2ndA2185100011
3rdA283110012
4thA206267012
5thA212434807
6thA200273205
7thA2212212403
8thB218202004
9thA2209121501
10thB212121403
11thA2216101000
12thB21429901
13thA22188801
14thB2078901
15thB2368900
16thA22107800
17thA2026601
18thB2265501
19thB2275800
20thB2383300

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 2023

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 740.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 2023

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 2023: 136.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years