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Southwark road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,586 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1993, and 1,861 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1992 (1,599), and casualties fell from 1,875.

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

Collisions in 1993
1,586
Down 1% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,861
Down 1% on 1992
Fatal collisions
14
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1993

0.9% of collisions in Southwark in 1993 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal140.9%
  • Serious18312%
  • Slight1,38988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious20011%
  • Slight1,64789%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1993 is highlighted, with 1,586, down 1% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993: 1,586
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday206 (13%)
  • Tuesday236 (15%)
  • Wednesday239 (15%)
  • Thursday231 (15%)
  • Friday286 (18%)
  • Saturday216 (14%)
  • Sunday172 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59229 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59230 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59262 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59346 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59299 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59135 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January121 (7.6%)
  • February117 (7.4%)
  • March127 (8%)
  • April132 (8.3%)
  • May163 (10%)
  • June165 (10%)
  • July126 (7.9%)
  • August116 (7.3%)
  • September145 (9.1%)
  • October129 (8.1%)
  • November134 (8.4%)
  • December111 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,177 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit408 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,303 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds231 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,175 (74%)
  • Wet or damp404 (25%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,582 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,283 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road117 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout58 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant748 (40%)
  • Pedestrian455 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist258 (14%)
  • Cyclist203 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant147 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant35 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (3%)
  • 6 to 1089 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1593 (5%)
  • 16 to 20143 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 25287 (15%)
  • 26 to 35515 (28%)
  • 36 to 45234 (13%)
  • 46 to 55140 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6594 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7564 (3.4%)
  • Over 7535 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded112 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider942 (51%)
  • Passenger464 (25%)
  • Pedestrian455 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,716 (66%)
  • Motorcycle277 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle205 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach172 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes152 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 16th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
16th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1993

The A215 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1993: 156, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA215156178113
2ndA202149171117
3rdA210111628
4thA38899116
5thA201849908
6thA2008194015
7thA2216667214
8thA2214647205
9thA2215394612
10thA100384811
11thA2206313514
12thA205283304
13thA300212304
14thB215212302
15thA212192405
16thB238192310
17thA2199182202
18thA2208182602
19thA3200171814
20thA3202171903

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 1993

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 1,513.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 1993

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 1993: 497.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1993, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years