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Southwark road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,705 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1984, and 2,005 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 249 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1983 (1,691), and casualties rose from 1,918.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,705
Up 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
2,005
Up 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
14
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
249
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1984

0.8% of collisions in Southwark in 1984 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious24915%
  • Slight1,44285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.7%
  • Serious28114%
  • Slight1,70985%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,705, up 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 1,705
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday241 (14%)
  • Tuesday225 (13%)
  • Wednesday294 (17%)
  • Thursday261 (15%)
  • Friday282 (17%)
  • Saturday213 (12%)
  • Sunday189 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5994 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59207 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59255 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59280 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59370 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59266 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59200 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January142 (8.3%)
  • February135 (7.9%)
  • March146 (8.6%)
  • April134 (7.9%)
  • May142 (8.3%)
  • June155 (9.1%)
  • July163 (9.6%)
  • August109 (6.4%)
  • September127 (7.4%)
  • October128 (7.5%)
  • November167 (9.8%)
  • December157 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,181 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit522 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,355 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds291 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,214 (71%)
  • Wet or damp483 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,704 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,363 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road113 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout94 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant666 (33%)
  • Pedestrian545 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist407 (20%)
  • Cyclist172 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant147 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant33 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 557 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 10101 (5%)
  • 11 to 15119 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20292 (15%)
  • 21 to 25344 (17%)
  • 26 to 35365 (18%)
  • 36 to 45226 (11%)
  • 46 to 55148 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65114 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7592 (4.6%)
  • Over 7547 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded100 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider990 (49%)
  • Pedestrian545 (27%)
  • Passenger470 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,698 (63%)
  • Motorcycle451 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle178 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach165 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (2%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (0.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 21st most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1984

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1984: 175, including 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202175218032
2ndA215138157216
3rdA2128149023
4thA311612717
5thA2018399110
6thA200808928
7thA22146174013
8thA2216617306
9thA2215444908
10thA100425204
11thA2206424605
12thB225354404
13thA300293212
14thA302293405
15thB238284026
16thB215222904
17thA3200202302
18thA2208192006
19thA212181901
20thB202182202

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 1984

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 1,625.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 1984

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 1984: 511.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1984, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years