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Southwark road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,496 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1994, and 1,800 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 230 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1993 (1,586), and casualties fell from 1,861.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,496
Down 6% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,800
Down 3% on 1993
Fatal collisions
6
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
230
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1994

0.4% of collisions in Southwark in 1994 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious23015%
  • Slight1,26084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.3%
  • Serious24914%
  • Slight1,54586%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,496, down 6% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday181 (12%)
  • Tuesday225 (15%)
  • Wednesday234 (16%)
  • Thursday244 (16%)
  • Friday235 (16%)
  • Saturday221 (15%)
  • Sunday156 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59192 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59249 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59253 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59349 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59244 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59138 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January129 (8.6%)
  • February102 (6.8%)
  • March127 (8.5%)
  • April122 (8.2%)
  • May125 (8.4%)
  • June128 (8.6%)
  • July113 (7.6%)
  • August123 (8.2%)
  • September125 (8.4%)
  • October137 (9.2%)
  • November120 (8%)
  • December145 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,099 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit303 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit85 (5.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,216 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds223 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,105 (74%)
  • Wet or damp377 (25%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,488 (99%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,115 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway193 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road107 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout74 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant777 (43%)
  • Pedestrian360 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist269 (15%)
  • Cyclist199 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant136 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant40 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1090 (5%)
  • 11 to 1589 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20121 (6.7%)
  • 21 to 25259 (14%)
  • 26 to 35534 (30%)
  • 36 to 45228 (13%)
  • 46 to 55115 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6577 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.1%)
  • Over 7553 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded133 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider964 (54%)
  • Passenger476 (26%)
  • Pedestrian360 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,673 (66%)
  • Motorcycle285 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle203 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes161 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach148 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 20th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
20th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1994

The A215 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1994: 136, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA215136158117
2ndA2128163113
3rdA202107128013
4thA20186107013
5thA37995014
6thA2007280012
7thA2216657905
8thA2214576304
9thA100373904
10thA2215333915
11thA2208263108
12thA300253002
13thA2206242805
14thA2052333010
15thA3200212305
16thA2199202403
17thB238192213
18thA3202182001
19thB203182205
20thB214181902

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 1994

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 1,425.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 1994

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 1994: 480.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1994, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years