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Southwark road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,705 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1979, and 2,062 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 223 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 62,648 collisions in Southwark.

Collisions in 1979
1,705
Casualties in 1979
2,062
Fatal collisions
24
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
223
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1979

1.4% of collisions in Southwark in 1979 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal241.4%
  • Serious22313%
  • Slight1,45886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.2%
  • Serious25512%
  • Slight1,78286%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,705.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday221 (13%)
  • Tuesday283 (17%)
  • Wednesday265 (16%)
  • Thursday275 (16%)
  • Friday292 (17%)
  • Saturday204 (12%)
  • Sunday165 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5937 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59193 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59223 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59284 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59420 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59257 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59218 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January129 (7.6%)
  • February130 (7.6%)
  • March146 (8.6%)
  • April123 (7.2%)
  • May143 (8.4%)
  • June136 (8%)
  • July115 (6.7%)
  • August156 (9.1%)
  • September142 (8.3%)
  • October182 (11%)
  • November147 (8.6%)
  • December156 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,170 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit527 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds286 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Other1,387 (81%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,186 (70%)
  • Wet or damp453 (27%)
  • Snow65 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,705 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway504 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road113 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout74 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded971 (57%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant715 (35%)
  • Pedestrian606 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist384 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant158 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist123 (6%)
  • Van occupant52 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 10136 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 15146 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20331 (16%)
  • 21 to 25255 (12%)
  • 26 to 35325 (16%)
  • 36 to 45205 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55159 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 65156 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7585 (4.1%)
  • Over 7535 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded178 (8.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider947 (46%)
  • Pedestrian606 (29%)
  • Passenger509 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,645 (60%)
  • Motorcycle429 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes197 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach191 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle130 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle47 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Southwark ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 22nd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1979

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1979: 192, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202192230022
2ndA215172199218
3rdA2127158519
4thA394102112
5thA2017998114
6thA2214799628
7thA200748537
8thA22167087213
9thA100435206
10thA2206364616
11thA205303602
12thA2215273102
13thB215273911
14thA2208263512
15thB217253703
16thA300212312
17thA212202402
18thB225192403
19thB202161902
20thB216162108

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1979, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years