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Southwark road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,596 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1991, and 1,817 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 388 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1990 (1,795), and casualties fell from 2,114.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,596
Down 11% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,817
Down 14% on 1990
Fatal collisions
15
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
388
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1991

0.9% of collisions in Southwark in 1991 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal150.9%
  • Serious38824%
  • Slight1,19375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.9%
  • Serious41623%
  • Slight1,38576%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,596, down 11% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991: 1,596
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday241 (15%)
  • Tuesday263 (16%)
  • Wednesday262 (16%)
  • Thursday248 (16%)
  • Friday255 (16%)
  • Saturday187 (12%)
  • Sunday140 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59209 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59253 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59258 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59371 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59265 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59145 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January123 (7.7%)
  • February89 (5.6%)
  • March125 (7.8%)
  • April118 (7.4%)
  • May147 (9.2%)
  • June163 (10%)
  • July142 (8.9%)
  • August136 (8.5%)
  • September140 (8.8%)
  • October159 (10%)
  • November130 (8.1%)
  • December124 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,175 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit418 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,373 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds189 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,293 (81%)
  • Wet or damp290 (18%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,584 (99%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,242 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway200 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road90 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout64 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant605 (33%)
  • Pedestrian485 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist289 (16%)
  • Cyclist210 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant151 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant47 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1095 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1589 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20160 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 25304 (17%)
  • 26 to 35497 (27%)
  • 36 to 45186 (10%)
  • 46 to 55115 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 65111 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7547 (2.6%)
  • Over 7534 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded129 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider920 (51%)
  • Pedestrian485 (27%)
  • Passenger412 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,623 (61%)
  • Motorcycle322 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle214 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach189 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes187 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 18th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
18th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
25th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1991

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1991: 161, including 2 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202161172236
2ndA215139153023
3rdA2131139229
4thA3103115018
5thA2007483121
6thA2017377019
7thA22145767111
8thA22165273216
9thA1003841011
10thA22153539011
11thA302272905
12thA3200252708
13thB214252904
14thB215253505
15thB216223008
16thB238222407
17thA2208212107
18thA2199202103
19thA2206202108
20thA300202314

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 1991

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 1,541.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 1991

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 1991: 508.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years