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Lewisham road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 731 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 2024, and 840 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2023 (769), and casualties fell from 891.

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

Collisions in 2024
731
Down 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
840
Down 6% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 2024

None of the collisions in Lewisham in 2024 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious13218%
  • Slight59982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious13316%
  • Slight70784%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 731, down 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (14%)
  • Tuesday110 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (14%)
  • Thursday92 (13%)
  • Friday118 (16%)
  • Saturday117 (16%)
  • Sunday85 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (8.5%)
  • February41 (5.6%)
  • March51 (7%)
  • April57 (7.8%)
  • May69 (9.4%)
  • June73 (10%)
  • July66 (9%)
  • August58 (7.9%)
  • September62 (8.5%)
  • October71 (9.7%)
  • November68 (9.3%)
  • December53 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight501 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit211 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds526 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other36 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded67 (9.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry532 (73%)
  • Wet or damp151 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded46 (6.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph556 (76%)
  • 30 mph169 (23%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway477 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded75 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (31%)
  • Cyclist176 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (19%)
  • Pedestrian147 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2066 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 25110 (13%)
  • 26 to 35220 (26%)
  • 36 to 45150 (18%)
  • 46 to 55103 (12%)
  • 56 to 6561 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.6%)
  • Over 7524 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider564 (67%)
  • Pedestrian147 (18%)
  • Passenger129 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car743 (56%)
  • Motorcycle200 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle186 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach74 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)14 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 25th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewisham in 2024

Lewisham Central, Lewisham, SE13 7NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewisham in 2024, with 88 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 2024

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 2024: 114, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21114131023
2ndA2056779010
3rdA25567015
4thA204857012
5thA212414206
6thB218293306
7thA200252906
8thA2212141601
9thA2218111604
10thA2209101001
11thA2216101200
12thB22791002
13thB23691100
14thA22107703
15thB2077701
16thB21427801
17thA20155902
18thA2025500
19thB2265500
20thA22114400

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 2024

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 700.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 2024

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 2024: 138.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 2024, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years