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Lewisham road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 729 road traffic collisions in Lewisham in 2025, and 843 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2024 (731), and casualties rose from 840.

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

Collisions in 2025
729
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
843
Level with 2024
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Lewisham in 2025

0.4% of collisions in Lewisham in 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious14320%
  • Slight58380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious14818%
  • Slight69282%

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,563 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 729, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 729
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (16%)
  • Tuesday81 (11%)
  • Wednesday101 (14%)
  • Thursday99 (14%)
  • Friday117 (16%)
  • Saturday117 (16%)
  • Sunday95 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8.2%)
  • February50 (6.9%)
  • March67 (9.2%)
  • April67 (9.2%)
  • May69 (9.5%)
  • June57 (7.8%)
  • July66 (9.1%)
  • August59 (8.1%)
  • September57 (7.8%)
  • October54 (7.4%)
  • November61 (8.4%)
  • December62 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit223 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds550 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other47 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded55 (7.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry562 (77%)
  • Wet or damp117 (16%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded45 (6.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph587 (81%)
  • 30 mph133 (18%)
  • 40 mph7 (1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway479 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road72 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded71 (9.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Lewisham in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (31%)
  • Cyclist214 (25%)
  • Pedestrian143 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1523 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2076 (9%)
  • 21 to 2581 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35222 (26%)
  • 36 to 45148 (18%)
  • 46 to 55110 (13%)
  • 56 to 6578 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.7%)
  • Over 7518 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded33 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider568 (67%)
  • Pedestrian143 (17%)
  • Passenger132 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car748 (55%)
  • Pedal cycle239 (18%)
  • Motorcycle180 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Lewisham in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Lewisham had the 24th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Lewisham in 2025

Deptford, Lewisham, SE14 6FQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Lewisham in 2025, with 98 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Lewisham with the most crashes in 2025

The A21 had the most collisions in Lewisham in 2025: 87, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Lewisham, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2187102016
2ndA2057790019
3rdA27284016
4thA20445209
5thA200343616
6thA212324303
7thA2218222514
8thB212181809
9thA2212162106
10thB218131301
11thA2209121303
12thA20291002
13thA22108801
14thB2078802
15thB22781100
16thA22167701
17thB2266701
18thB2365801
19thB21424501
20thA22143400

Towns in Lewisham: crashes in 2025

Lewisham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 696.

Postcode districts in Lewisham: crashes in 2025

SE6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Lewisham in 2025: 136.

Latest crashes in Lewisham in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Lewisham in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Lewisham road accidents in other years