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Southwark road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,684 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1986, and 1,964 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 327 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1985 (1,722), and casualties fell from 2,018.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,684
Down 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,964
Down 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
21
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
327
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1986

1.2% of collisions in Southwark in 1986 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.2%
  • Serious32719%
  • Slight1,33679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.1%
  • Serious35918%
  • Slight1,58481%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,684, down 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 1,684
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday260 (15%)
  • Tuesday257 (15%)
  • Wednesday240 (14%)
  • Thursday280 (17%)
  • Friday278 (17%)
  • Saturday209 (12%)
  • Sunday160 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5976 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59225 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59241 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59270 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59375 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59272 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59190 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January141 (8.4%)
  • February107 (6.4%)
  • March137 (8.1%)
  • April138 (8.2%)
  • May121 (7.2%)
  • June126 (7.5%)
  • July164 (9.7%)
  • August148 (8.8%)
  • September143 (8.5%)
  • October166 (9.9%)
  • November145 (8.6%)
  • December148 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,172 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit511 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,314 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds286 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other29 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,218 (72%)
  • Wet or damp443 (26%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.7%)
  • Snow10 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,684 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,394 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road88 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout43 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant681 (35%)
  • Pedestrian534 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist359 (18%)
  • Cyclist169 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant143 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant43 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1089 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1598 (5%)
  • 16 to 20241 (12%)
  • 21 to 25379 (19%)
  • 26 to 35381 (19%)
  • 36 to 45191 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 55150 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65124 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7578 (4%)
  • Over 7535 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded146 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider946 (48%)
  • Pedestrian534 (27%)
  • Passenger484 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,720 (62%)
  • Motorcycle391 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes217 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle174 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach171 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 1986

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1986 in Southwark

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Southwark ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 20th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
20th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1986

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1986: 182, including 4 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202182216429
2ndA2161189237
3rdA215140159222
4thA393103120
5thA2018697220
6thA2006571012
7thA2214577916
8thA100495409
9thA2216475508
10thA2206364106
11thA2215343507
12thB225344918
13thB214293004
14thB238262714
15thA205243304
16thB215222306
17thA212192201
18thA300192103
19thB217191902
20thB203182014

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 1986

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,583.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 1986

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 1986: 493.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years