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Southwark road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,600 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1998, and 1,855 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 218 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1997 (1,555), and casualties rose from 1,852.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,600
Up 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,855
Level with 1997
Fatal collisions
9
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
218
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1998

0.6% of collisions in Southwark in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious21814%
  • Slight1,37386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious23513%
  • Slight1,61187%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,600, up 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 1,600
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday229 (14%)
  • Tuesday263 (16%)
  • Wednesday258 (16%)
  • Thursday243 (15%)
  • Friday236 (15%)
  • Saturday212 (13%)
  • Sunday159 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5970 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5941 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59216 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59256 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59271 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59324 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59274 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59148 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January109 (6.8%)
  • February115 (7.2%)
  • March130 (8.1%)
  • April97 (6.1%)
  • May133 (8.3%)
  • June144 (9%)
  • July157 (9.8%)
  • August159 (9.9%)
  • September136 (8.5%)
  • October150 (9.4%)
  • November136 (8.5%)
  • December134 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,083 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit484 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,319 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds244 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,184 (74%)
  • Wet or damp407 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,591 (99%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,223 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway178 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road101 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout93 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant735 (40%)
  • Pedestrian374 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist332 (18%)
  • Cyclist229 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant123 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant35 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1066 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1581 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20142 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 25245 (13%)
  • 26 to 35601 (32%)
  • 36 to 45315 (17%)
  • 46 to 55132 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6564 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (1.9%)
  • Over 7523 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded104 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,076 (58%)
  • Passenger405 (22%)
  • Pedestrian374 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,791 (65%)
  • Motorcycle348 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle231 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach151 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes143 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 20th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1998

The A215 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1998: 146, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA215146166020
2ndA2127144221
3rdA202126141016
4thA397112314
5thA20187100014
6thA22167910216
7thA2007592119
8thA2214719006
9thA100465005
10thA3200323702
11thA2215293301
12thB216253303
13thA2208222404
14thB214212604
15thA2206202103
16thA302202605
17thB215202002
18thB238202003
19thA2199182202
20thA2198171805

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 1998

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,542.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 1998

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 1998: 544.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1998, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years