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Southwark road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,691 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1983, and 1,918 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 242 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1982 (1,864), and casualties fell from 2,178.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,691
Down 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,918
Down 12% on 1982
Fatal collisions
16
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
242
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1983

0.9% of collisions in Southwark in 1983 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal160.9%
  • Serious24214%
  • Slight1,43385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.8%
  • Serious25813%
  • Slight1,64486%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,691, down 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 1,691
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday246 (15%)
  • Tuesday248 (15%)
  • Wednesday278 (16%)
  • Thursday257 (15%)
  • Friday311 (18%)
  • Saturday197 (12%)
  • Sunday154 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5961 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59217 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59254 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59289 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59398 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59243 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59200 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January120 (7.1%)
  • February128 (7.6%)
  • March128 (7.6%)
  • April146 (8.6%)
  • May138 (8.2%)
  • June135 (8%)
  • July157 (9.3%)
  • August136 (8%)
  • September143 (8.5%)
  • October145 (8.6%)
  • November161 (9.5%)
  • December154 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,197 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit487 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,396 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds222 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,302 (77%)
  • Wet or damp369 (22%)
  • Frost or ice16 (0.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,689 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,332 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road138 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout76 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant571 (30%)
  • Pedestrian509 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist428 (22%)
  • Cyclist206 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant151 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 10101 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 15109 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20308 (16%)
  • 21 to 25320 (17%)
  • 26 to 35353 (18%)
  • 36 to 45173 (9%)
  • 46 to 55151 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 65134 (7%)
  • 66 to 7560 (3.1%)
  • Over 7543 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded122 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider987 (51%)
  • Pedestrian509 (27%)
  • Passenger422 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,716 (61%)
  • Motorcycle473 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle209 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach174 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 21st most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1983

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1983: 162, including 1 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202162190134
2ndA215145163221
3rdA2137153219
4thA2019711909
5thA3919934
6thA200819227
7thA22147183017
8thA22165560114
9thA100424702
10thA2206404306
11thA300404604
12thA2215394306
13thB238343908
14thB225242605
15thA2208212202
16thA3200202102
17thB215192105
18thA205182303
19thB214181804
20thA302151601

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 1983

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 1,626.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 1983

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 1983: 530.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1983, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years