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Southwark road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 62,648 road traffic collisions in Southwark from 1979 to 2025, and 72,365 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 424 were fatal and 9,594 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 924 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (875), and casualties rose from 964 to 1,001.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
62,648
17th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72,365
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
424
0.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
924
Up 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Southwark

0.7% of collisions in Southwark from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4240.7%
  • Serious9,59415%
  • Slight52,63084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4310.6%
  • Serious10,20714%
  • Slight61,72785%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. In 2025 there were 924, up 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 924
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259241,001
2024875964
20231,0261,127
20221,0261,144
20219881,113
2020893958
20191,0961,276
20181,1521,291
20171,0981,250
20161,0031,149
20159071,018
20141,0131,114
2013881992
20129361,053
20119921,134
20101,0021,149
20099751,108
20081,0131,189
20079041,050
20061,0701,188
20051,0181,148
20041,1051,274
20031,4151,616
20021,4461,695
20011,5351,789
20001,5151,831
19991,6201,875
19981,6001,855
19971,5551,852
19961,4441,653
19951,5071,745
19941,4961,800
19931,5861,861
19921,5991,875
19911,5961,817
19901,7952,114
19891,8242,102
19881,7932,072
19871,6501,965
19861,6841,964
19851,7222,018
19841,7052,005
19831,6911,918
19821,8642,178
19811,6781,945
19801,7262,068
19791,7052,062

When and where crashes happen in Southwark

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8,910 (14%)
  • Tuesday9,505 (15%)
  • Wednesday9,708 (15%)
  • Thursday9,726 (16%)
  • Friday10,461 (17%)
  • Saturday7,969 (13%)
  • Sunday6,369 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,610 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,473 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598,243 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599,259 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5910,063 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5913,911 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910,681 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596,408 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January4,708 (7.5%)
  • February4,523 (7.2%)
  • March5,184 (8.3%)
  • April4,855 (7.7%)
  • May5,494 (8.8%)
  • June5,545 (8.9%)
  • July5,621 (9%)
  • August5,173 (8.3%)
  • September5,370 (8.6%)
  • October5,884 (9.4%)
  • November5,384 (8.6%)
  • December4,907 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight44,090 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17,770 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown414 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit303 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds47,675 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds8,135 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds498 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds344 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds171 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist102 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (under 0.1%)
  • Other4,997 (8%)
  • Not recorded706 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry48,106 (77%)
  • Wet or damp13,553 (22%)
  • Frost or ice285 (0.5%)
  • Snow189 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep21 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel12 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded477 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph6,120 (9.8%)
  • 30 mph56,350 (90%)
  • 40 mph121 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph38 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph15 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway46,139 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway6,701 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road3,499 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout2,629 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3,680 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Southwark

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant23,256 (32%)
  • Pedestrian16,071 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist13,808 (19%)
  • Cyclist11,270 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5,377 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant1,271 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant725 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant205 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)167 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant88 (0.1%)
  • Other39 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded88 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,558 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 102,718 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 153,116 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 206,820 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2510,353 (14%)
  • 26 to 3518,708 (26%)
  • 36 to 4510,806 (15%)
  • 46 to 556,626 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 654,013 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 752,022 (2.8%)
  • Over 751,364 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4,261 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider41,368 (57%)
  • Pedestrian16,071 (22%)
  • Passenger14,926 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car61,430 (58%)
  • Motorcycle15,539 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle11,838 (11%)
  • Bus or coach6,654 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6,427 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,920 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,729 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle702 (0.7%)
  • Minibus175 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)119 (0.1%)
  • Other45 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Southwark

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Southwark

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Southwark ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 17th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 117th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
14thSomerset70,09298,0271,77413,841
15thWiltshire68,70198,5761,71614,125
16thBarnet65,65380,5225748,789
17thSouthwark (this area)62,64872,3654249,594
18thCroydon62,40276,0464879,462
19thEaling60,82373,7115568,499
20thCheshire East60,75184,3951,13710,789

Accident hotspots in Southwark

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area is the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark, with 3,853 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 24 of them fatal.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark from 1979 to 2025: 6,124, including 37 fatal and 915 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2026,1247,01437915
2ndA2155,6826,58439809
3rdA25,3986,24542856
4thA34,0664,56232608
5thA2013,4284,03121566
6thA2003,1683,56723512
7thA22162,2782,64420327
8thA22142,1292,51013334
9thA1001,6321,8867203
10thA22151,2661,3858178
11thA22061,0391,1619188
12thA22089851,1493136
13thA32009611,0664169
14thB2157969329127
15thA2057699686129
16thA3007568826109
17thB2147298854111
18thB23871683010118
19thA302587678285
20thA212535629274

Towns in Southwark

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 55,016.

Postcode districts in Southwark

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark from 1979 to 2025: 18,719.

Latest crashes in Southwark

Of the latest 24 crashes in Southwark, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity