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Southwark road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,444 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1996, and 1,653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 202 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1995 (1,507), and casualties fell from 1,745.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,444
Down 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,653
Down 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
202
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1996

0.4% of collisions in Southwark in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious20214%
  • Slight1,23686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious22113%
  • Slight1,42686%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,444, down 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 1,444
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday227 (16%)
  • Tuesday234 (16%)
  • Wednesday213 (15%)
  • Thursday240 (17%)
  • Friday237 (16%)
  • Saturday155 (11%)
  • Sunday138 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5962 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59189 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59214 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59262 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59314 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59248 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59130 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January109 (7.5%)
  • February125 (8.7%)
  • March107 (7.4%)
  • April122 (8.4%)
  • May144 (10%)
  • June112 (7.8%)
  • July125 (8.7%)
  • August109 (7.5%)
  • September109 (7.5%)
  • October132 (9.1%)
  • November149 (10%)
  • December101 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,047 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit361 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,236 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,158 (80%)
  • Wet or damp268 (19%)
  • Snow10 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,438 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,160 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road70 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout67 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant680 (41%)
  • Pedestrian336 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist282 (17%)
  • Cyclist191 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant119 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1062 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1565 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20121 (7.3%)
  • 21 to 25205 (12%)
  • 26 to 35531 (32%)
  • 36 to 45255 (15%)
  • 46 to 55129 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6586 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (2.3%)
  • Over 7521 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded111 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider961 (58%)
  • Passenger356 (22%)
  • Pedestrian336 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,637 (66%)
  • Motorcycle301 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle198 (8%)
  • Bus or coach153 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes114 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 24th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1996

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1996: 141, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202141162016
2ndA215128142017
3rdA2114127019
4thA395101113
5thA2007480110
6thA2017387113
7thA22166069010
8thA22145373010
9thA2215303201
10thA205253704
11thA100242605
12thA2199242805
13thA3200242503
14thA2206202207
15thA212182605
16thA2208181901
17thB215182010
18thB238182003
19thB216172101
20thA300141702

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 1996

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 1,354.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 1996

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 1996: 410.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years