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Southwark road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,650 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1987, and 1,965 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 359 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1986 (1,684), and casualties rose from 1,964.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,650
Down 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,965
Level with 1986
Fatal collisions
11
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
359
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1987

0.7% of collisions in Southwark in 1987 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.7%
  • Serious35922%
  • Slight1,28078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.6%
  • Serious38620%
  • Slight1,56880%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,650, down 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday251 (15%)
  • Tuesday266 (16%)
  • Wednesday234 (14%)
  • Thursday256 (16%)
  • Friday290 (18%)
  • Saturday188 (11%)
  • Sunday165 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5987 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59201 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59234 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59274 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59357 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59281 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59187 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (5.5%)
  • February133 (8.1%)
  • March144 (8.7%)
  • April131 (7.9%)
  • May145 (8.8%)
  • June141 (8.5%)
  • July158 (9.6%)
  • August133 (8.1%)
  • September143 (8.7%)
  • October167 (10%)
  • November138 (8.4%)
  • December127 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,153 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit494 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,335 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds266 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,192 (72%)
  • Wet or damp441 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.5%)
  • Snow5 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,648 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,391 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road71 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout59 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant689 (35%)
  • Pedestrian533 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist333 (17%)
  • Cyclist180 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant148 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant57 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 563 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1099 (5%)
  • 11 to 1595 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20237 (12%)
  • 21 to 25369 (19%)
  • 26 to 35403 (21%)
  • 36 to 45213 (11%)
  • 46 to 55164 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 65101 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7554 (2.7%)
  • Over 7549 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded118 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider933 (47%)
  • Pedestrian533 (27%)
  • Passenger499 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,690 (63%)
  • Motorcycle359 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes226 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle183 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach147 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.6%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 17th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1987

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1987: 164, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202164179227
2ndA2149170240
3rdA215140188036
4thA3103115121
5thA20188108021
6thA22147689112
7thA2006582120
8thA22165971011
9thA100485509
10thA2215343704
11thB225334005
12thA2206303318
13thB202252914
14thB217252707
15thB238222909
16thA300202408
17thB215202406
18thB216192507
19thA2208182104
20thA3200182304

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 1987

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 1,577.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 1987

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 1987: 516.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1987, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years