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Southwark road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,722 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1985, and 2,018 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 343 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1984 (1,705), and casualties rose from 2,005.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,722
Up 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
2,018
Up 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
23
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
343
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1985

1.3% of collisions in Southwark in 1985 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.3%
  • Serious34320%
  • Slight1,35679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.1%
  • Serious36718%
  • Slight1,62881%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,722, up 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985: 1,722
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday254 (15%)
  • Tuesday254 (15%)
  • Wednesday238 (14%)
  • Thursday285 (17%)
  • Friday300 (17%)
  • Saturday216 (13%)
  • Sunday175 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5984 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5936 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59210 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59258 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59269 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59407 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59267 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59191 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January129 (7.5%)
  • February107 (6.2%)
  • March142 (8.2%)
  • April142 (8.2%)
  • May147 (8.5%)
  • June121 (7%)
  • July144 (8.4%)
  • August173 (10%)
  • September155 (9%)
  • October169 (9.8%)
  • November149 (8.7%)
  • December144 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,219 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit498 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,448 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds214 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,286 (75%)
  • Wet or damp411 (24%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1%)
  • Snow8 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,720 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,393 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road126 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (7%)
  • Roundabout78 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant635 (31%)
  • Pedestrian580 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist396 (20%)
  • Cyclist178 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant143 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant50 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10127 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 15101 (5%)
  • 16 to 20309 (15%)
  • 21 to 25359 (18%)
  • 26 to 35368 (18%)
  • 36 to 45179 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 55154 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65118 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7572 (3.6%)
  • Over 7549 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded133 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider955 (47%)
  • Pedestrian580 (29%)
  • Passenger483 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,658 (60%)
  • Motorcycle425 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes224 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle184 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach164 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle26 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 16th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1985

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1985: 176, including 1 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202176200140
2ndA215158174430
3rdA2150175221
4thA3112129425
5thA201100122118
6thA2007682018
7thA22146286016
8thA22165157015
9thA100364405
10thA2206333708
11thA2215333515
12thB238324218
13thA302233103
14thB217222311
15thA2208202614
16thA3200202302
17thA300192205
18thB202192200
19thB214171902
20thB225171706

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 1985

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 1,645.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 1985

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 1985: 538.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years