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Southwark road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,507 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1995, and 1,745 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 212 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1994 (1,496), and casualties fell from 1,800.

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

Collisions in 1995
1,507
Up 1% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,745
Down 3% on 1994
Fatal collisions
6
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
212
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1995

0.4% of collisions in Southwark in 1995 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious21214%
  • Slight1,28986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.3%
  • Serious22413%
  • Slight1,51587%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1995 is highlighted, with 1,507, up 1% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995: 1,507
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday209 (14%)
  • Tuesday240 (16%)
  • Wednesday248 (16%)
  • Thursday228 (15%)
  • Friday247 (16%)
  • Saturday187 (12%)
  • Sunday148 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59189 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59255 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59251 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59339 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59236 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59151 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January135 (9%)
  • February125 (8.3%)
  • March132 (8.8%)
  • April133 (8.8%)
  • May119 (7.9%)
  • June117 (7.8%)
  • July143 (9.5%)
  • August125 (8.3%)
  • September135 (9%)
  • October126 (8.4%)
  • November108 (7.2%)
  • December109 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,114 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit369 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,269 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds183 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,177 (78%)
  • Wet or damp317 (21%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,502 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,158 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway207 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road90 (6%)
  • Roundabout49 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant696 (40%)
  • Pedestrian378 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist280 (16%)
  • Cyclist221 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant125 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1081 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1589 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20127 (7.3%)
  • 21 to 25232 (13%)
  • 26 to 35514 (29%)
  • 36 to 45212 (12%)
  • 46 to 55138 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6588 (5%)
  • 66 to 7547 (2.7%)
  • Over 7537 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded132 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider951 (54%)
  • Passenger416 (24%)
  • Pedestrian378 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,697 (67%)
  • Motorcycle301 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle223 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach156 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 21st most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1995

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1995: 163, including 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202163199024
2ndA215146165019
3rdA2109127018
4thA2007890111
5thA2017693010
6thA3749009
7thA2216637009
8thA2214546206
9thA2215444508
10thA100404606
11thA2206283005
12thA2208283604
13thA3200252504
14thA2198222403
15thA2199222505
16thA205212313
17thB215203302
18thB216161901
19thA302151703
20thB214141602

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 1995

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 1,439.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 1995

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 1995: 443.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1995, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years