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Southwark road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,793 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1988, and 2,072 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 429 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1987 (1,650), and casualties rose from 1,965.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,793
Up 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
2,072
Up 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
15
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
429
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1988

0.8% of collisions in Southwark in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal150.8%
  • Serious42924%
  • Slight1,34975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.7%
  • Serious46422%
  • Slight1,59377%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,793, up 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 1,793
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday259 (14%)
  • Tuesday241 (13%)
  • Wednesday272 (15%)
  • Thursday262 (15%)
  • Friday322 (18%)
  • Saturday232 (13%)
  • Sunday205 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59100 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59211 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59271 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59270 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59401 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59282 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59226 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January128 (7.1%)
  • February121 (6.7%)
  • March169 (9.4%)
  • April129 (7.2%)
  • May175 (9.8%)
  • June140 (7.8%)
  • July150 (8.4%)
  • August151 (8.4%)
  • September163 (9.1%)
  • October187 (10%)
  • November153 (8.5%)
  • December127 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,237 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit554 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,445 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds289 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,307 (73%)
  • Wet or damp479 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,793 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,400 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway237 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road79 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout77 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant739 (36%)
  • Pedestrian556 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist366 (18%)
  • Cyclist195 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant122 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant62 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1091 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 15103 (5%)
  • 16 to 20255 (12%)
  • 21 to 25381 (18%)
  • 26 to 35484 (23%)
  • 36 to 45206 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55143 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 65106 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7558 (2.8%)
  • Over 7548 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded133 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,027 (50%)
  • Pedestrian556 (27%)
  • Passenger489 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,858 (62%)
  • Motorcycle409 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes250 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle201 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach169 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Southwark

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Southwark ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 15th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
15th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1988

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1988: 173, including 2 fatal and 49 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202173194249
2ndA215167192329
3rdA2161182246
4thA3110124129
5thA20093101131
6thA221482101020
7thA22167996015
8thA2017592022
9thA100414405
10thA2215323506
11thA22063135212
12thB203232703
13thB225232907
14thB202222604
15thA212212208
16thB215212316
17thA205192103
18thA300192102
19thB214182203
20thA2208161802

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 1988

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,708.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 1988

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 1988: 546.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1988, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years