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Southwark road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,824 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1989, and 2,102 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 407 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1988 (1,793), and casualties rose from 2,072.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,824
Up 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
2,102
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
16
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
407
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1989

0.9% of collisions in Southwark in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal160.9%
  • Serious40722%
  • Slight1,40177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.8%
  • Serious43121%
  • Slight1,65579%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,824, up 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989: 1,824
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday262 (14%)
  • Tuesday266 (15%)
  • Wednesday300 (16%)
  • Thursday283 (16%)
  • Friday341 (19%)
  • Saturday222 (12%)
  • Sunday150 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5981 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5946 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59200 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59286 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59327 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59390 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59289 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59205 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January143 (7.8%)
  • February135 (7.4%)
  • March153 (8.4%)
  • April149 (8.2%)
  • May152 (8.3%)
  • June147 (8.1%)
  • July155 (8.5%)
  • August148 (8.1%)
  • September162 (8.9%)
  • October177 (9.7%)
  • November147 (8.1%)
  • December156 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,300 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit522 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,553 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds239 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,470 (81%)
  • Wet or damp350 (19%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,820 (100%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,403 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway258 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road90 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout72 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant671 (32%)
  • Pedestrian559 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist380 (18%)
  • Cyclist245 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant158 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant54 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 10119 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1575 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20229 (11%)
  • 21 to 25386 (18%)
  • 26 to 35477 (23%)
  • 36 to 45218 (10%)
  • 46 to 55153 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 65130 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7576 (3.6%)
  • Over 7539 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded144 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,044 (50%)
  • Pedestrian559 (27%)
  • Passenger499 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,770 (59%)
  • Motorcycle429 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes252 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle251 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach186 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes68 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car51 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 18th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1989

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1989: 177, including 3 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202177197333
2ndA215163185135
3rdA2137153030
4thA201110134220
5thA3107120132
6thA2007582215
7thA22146472114
8thA2216485329
9thA100464807
10thA3200434709
11thA2215414608
12thA2206293417
13thB238272805
14thA300262808
15thA2052334010
16thA302222302
17thB2142230010
18thA212212203
19thB215212507
20thA2208192308

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 1989

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,751.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 1989

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 1989: 596.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1989, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years