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Southwark road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,555 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1997, and 1,852 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 216 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1996 (1,444), and casualties rose from 1,653.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,555
Up 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,852
Up 12% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
216
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1997

0.5% of collisions in Southwark in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious21614%
  • Slight1,33186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.4%
  • Serious23313%
  • Slight1,61187%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,555, up 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997: 1,555
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday234 (15%)
  • Tuesday234 (15%)
  • Wednesday256 (16%)
  • Thursday245 (16%)
  • Friday238 (15%)
  • Saturday201 (13%)
  • Sunday147 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5944 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59216 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59239 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59279 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59335 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59257 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59138 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January111 (7.1%)
  • February131 (8.4%)
  • March127 (8.2%)
  • April133 (8.6%)
  • May140 (9%)
  • June129 (8.3%)
  • July153 (9.8%)
  • August127 (8.2%)
  • September110 (7.1%)
  • October121 (7.8%)
  • November122 (7.8%)
  • December151 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,103 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit396 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit39 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,295 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds198 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,191 (77%)
  • Wet or damp352 (23%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,544 (99%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,293 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout66 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant737 (40%)
  • Pedestrian375 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist334 (18%)
  • Cyclist229 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant138 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1063 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1588 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20135 (7.3%)
  • 21 to 25254 (14%)
  • 26 to 35584 (32%)
  • 36 to 45283 (15%)
  • 46 to 55149 (8%)
  • 56 to 6561 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7550 (2.7%)
  • Over 7529 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded107 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,045 (56%)
  • Passenger432 (23%)
  • Pedestrian375 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,738 (66%)
  • Motorcycle346 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle232 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach148 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes122 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Southwark

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Southwark ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 20th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1997

The A215 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1997: 160, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA215160206122
2ndA202155177112
3rdA2128151014
4thA386102015
5thA20180103113
6thA200717809
7thA2216637016
8thA2214455808
9thA100364703
10thA2208323204
11thA2215303302
12thB238303806
13thA3200283401
14thA302252706
15thA2206232604
16thA205223005
17thA300212402
18thA2199202304
19thB216182003
20thB214152404

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 1997

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 1,485.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 1997

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 1997: 500.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1997, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years