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Southwark road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,620 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 1999, and 1,875 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 188 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1998 (1,600), and casualties rose from 1,855.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,620
Up 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,875
Up 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
188
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 1999

0.4% of collisions in Southwark in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.4%
  • Serious18812%
  • Slight1,42588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.4%
  • Serious20011%
  • Slight1,66889%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,620, up 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999: 1,620
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday230 (14%)
  • Tuesday239 (15%)
  • Wednesday269 (17%)
  • Thursday254 (16%)
  • Friday262 (16%)
  • Saturday202 (12%)
  • Sunday164 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5978 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5947 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59199 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59229 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59274 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59353 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59278 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59162 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January116 (7.2%)
  • February105 (6.5%)
  • March141 (8.7%)
  • April155 (9.6%)
  • May153 (9.4%)
  • June149 (9.2%)
  • July127 (7.8%)
  • August131 (8.1%)
  • September135 (8.3%)
  • October141 (8.7%)
  • November157 (9.7%)
  • December110 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,105 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit485 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,369 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds216 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,278 (79%)
  • Wet or damp336 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,616 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,224 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway217 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road95 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout75 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant696 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist384 (20%)
  • Pedestrian379 (20%)
  • Cyclist228 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant122 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1079 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1589 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20160 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 25207 (11%)
  • 26 to 35582 (31%)
  • 36 to 45330 (18%)
  • 46 to 55151 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6587 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7544 (2.3%)
  • Over 7534 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded80 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,126 (60%)
  • Pedestrian379 (20%)
  • Passenger370 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,765 (64%)
  • Motorcycle410 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle229 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach156 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 19th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 1999

The A215 had the most collisions in Southwark in 1999: 146, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA215146178118
2ndA2133154320
3rdA202132152011
4thA3113127010
5thA201869709
6thA200798809
7thA2216596707
8thA100495404
9thA2214485708
10thA3200374106
11thA2206354607
12thA2208323403
13thB215252602
14thA2199232410
15thA2215222303
16thB238212103
17thA300171811
18thA302162101
19thA3202141600
20thB214142303

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 1999

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 1,549.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 1999

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 1999: 544.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years