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Southwark road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,599 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1992, and 1,875 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 234 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1991 (1,596), and casualties rose from 1,817.

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

Collisions in 1992
1,599
Level with 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,875
Up 3% on 1991
Fatal collisions
9
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
234
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1992

0.6% of collisions in Southwark in 1992 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious23415%
  • Slight1,35685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious25113%
  • Slight1,61586%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,599, level with 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992: 1,599
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday228 (14%)
  • Tuesday247 (15%)
  • Wednesday232 (15%)
  • Thursday238 (15%)
  • Friday282 (18%)
  • Saturday203 (13%)
  • Sunday169 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59191 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59274 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59263 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59373 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59239 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59166 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January112 (7%)
  • February116 (7.3%)
  • March153 (9.6%)
  • April130 (8.1%)
  • May132 (8.3%)
  • June138 (8.6%)
  • July139 (8.7%)
  • August121 (7.6%)
  • September118 (7.4%)
  • October146 (9.1%)
  • November168 (11%)
  • December126 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,129 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit467 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,291 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds263 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,161 (73%)
  • Wet or damp427 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,588 (99%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,244 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway199 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road93 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout62 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant722 (39%)
  • Pedestrian411 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist318 (17%)
  • Cyclist210 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant132 (7%)
  • Van occupant43 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 565 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1078 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1594 (5%)
  • 16 to 20161 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 25299 (16%)
  • 26 to 35525 (28%)
  • 36 to 45195 (10%)
  • 46 to 55126 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 65112 (6%)
  • 66 to 7554 (2.9%)
  • Over 7544 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded122 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,003 (53%)
  • Passenger461 (25%)
  • Pedestrian411 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,718 (64%)
  • Motorcycle329 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle212 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes163 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach157 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 17th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
17th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1992

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1992: 138, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202138149120
2ndA215136149020
3rdA2135161019
4thA3100108217
5thA201758709
6thA2214637306
7thA22166369111
8thA200606728
9thA100363907
10thA2215333503
11thA2206323506
12thA3200303305
13thA2208283700
14thA2199263614
15thA300264201
16thB216263206
17thB214213205
18thB215171805
19thB238172002
20thA302151603

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 1992

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 1,538.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 1992

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 1992: 515.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1992, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years