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Southwark road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,864 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1982, and 2,178 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 262 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1981 (1,678), and casualties rose from 1,945.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,864
Up 11% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
2,178
Up 12% on 1981
Fatal collisions
14
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
262
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1982

0.8% of collisions in Southwark in 1982 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious26214%
  • Slight1,58885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.7%
  • Serious27913%
  • Slight1,88487%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,864, up 11% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday273 (15%)
  • Tuesday297 (16%)
  • Wednesday300 (16%)
  • Thursday270 (14%)
  • Friday305 (16%)
  • Saturday226 (12%)
  • Sunday193 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5978 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59229 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59294 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59306 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59437 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59271 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59214 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January148 (7.9%)
  • February141 (7.6%)
  • March164 (8.8%)
  • April134 (7.2%)
  • May167 (9%)
  • June160 (8.6%)
  • July152 (8.2%)
  • August136 (7.3%)
  • September134 (7.2%)
  • October168 (9%)
  • November194 (10%)
  • December166 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,306 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit494 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown54 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,484 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds252 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other40 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,366 (73%)
  • Wet or damp460 (25%)
  • Frost or ice27 (1.4%)
  • Snow10 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,861 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,431 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road152 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout55 (3%)
  • Not recorded73 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant700 (32%)
  • Pedestrian567 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist459 (21%)
  • Cyclist216 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant182 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 10108 (5%)
  • 11 to 15137 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20357 (16%)
  • 21 to 25348 (16%)
  • 26 to 35369 (17%)
  • 36 to 45240 (11%)
  • 46 to 55172 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 65143 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7580 (3.7%)
  • Over 7549 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded130 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,101 (51%)
  • Pedestrian567 (26%)
  • Passenger510 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,905 (61%)
  • Motorcycle508 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle229 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach190 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes138 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle34 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Southwark

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Southwark ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 18th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
18th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1982

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1982: 209, including 3 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202209250340
2ndA215163198225
3rdA2145163018
4thA3122135012
5thA2019410509
6thA2008696110
7thA22168699016
8thA22146172112
9thA100424903
10thA205303412
11thA2206303414
12thA2215273012
13thB238252503
14thA302242701
15thA3200242504
16thB215243307
17thB217242703
18thA300232903
19thA2208171900
20thB214171912

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 1982

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 1,735.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 1982

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 1982: 559.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years