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Southwark road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,726 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1980, and 2,068 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 268 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1979 (1,705), and casualties rose from 2,062.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,726
Up 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
2,068
Level with 1979
Fatal collisions
17
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
268
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1980

1% of collisions in Southwark in 1980 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171%
  • Serious26816%
  • Slight1,44183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal180.9%
  • Serious28914%
  • Slight1,76185%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,726, up 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday244 (14%)
  • Tuesday277 (16%)
  • Wednesday245 (14%)
  • Thursday265 (15%)
  • Friday294 (17%)
  • Saturday225 (13%)
  • Sunday176 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59228 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59260 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59274 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59399 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59244 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59231 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January138 (8%)
  • February124 (7.2%)
  • March152 (8.8%)
  • April147 (8.5%)
  • May156 (9%)
  • June151 (8.7%)
  • July133 (7.7%)
  • August124 (7.2%)
  • September155 (9%)
  • October165 (9.6%)
  • November150 (8.7%)
  • December131 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,197 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit523 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds290 (17%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1,433 (83%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,265 (73%)
  • Wet or damp450 (26%)
  • Snow11 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,725 (100%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway508 (29%)
  • One way street or slip road124 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout65 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded957 (55%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant787 (38%)
  • Pedestrian543 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist369 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant161 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist132 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant53 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2%)
  • 6 to 10110 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15128 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20343 (17%)
  • 21 to 25296 (14%)
  • 26 to 35334 (16%)
  • 36 to 45214 (10%)
  • 46 to 55166 (8%)
  • 56 to 65140 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7584 (4.1%)
  • Over 7534 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded178 (8.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider980 (47%)
  • Passenger545 (26%)
  • Pedestrian543 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,777 (62%)
  • Motorcycle441 (15%)
  • Bus or coach198 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes171 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle142 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes108 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle23 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Southwark ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 18th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1980

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1980: 197, including 2 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202197233232
2ndA215141162119
3rdA2130144123
4thA201104135111
5thA39310206
6thA22148099315
7thA2007385110
8thA22167285016
9thA100425014
10thA2215333407
11thA205324315
12thB225304117
13thB217293005
14thA2206283002
15thB214283106
16thB215283603
17thA300253503
18thA2208222902
19thB216192505
20thA302172301

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years