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Southwark road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,515 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2000, and 1,831 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 218 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1999 (1,620), and casualties fell from 1,875.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,515
Down 6% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,831
Down 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
10
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
218
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2000

0.7% of collisions in Southwark in 2000 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious21814%
  • Slight1,28785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.5%
  • Serious23713%
  • Slight1,58487%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,515, down 6% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday210 (14%)
  • Tuesday234 (15%)
  • Wednesday217 (14%)
  • Thursday239 (16%)
  • Friday262 (17%)
  • Saturday207 (14%)
  • Sunday146 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59179 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59254 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59263 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59317 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59250 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59149 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (7%)
  • February119 (7.9%)
  • March124 (8.2%)
  • April121 (8%)
  • May141 (9.3%)
  • June131 (8.6%)
  • July140 (9.2%)
  • August148 (9.8%)
  • September125 (8.3%)
  • October148 (9.8%)
  • November116 (7.7%)
  • December96 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,060 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit448 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,235 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds259 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,132 (75%)
  • Wet or damp369 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,506 (99%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,084 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway259 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road105 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout59 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant698 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist390 (21%)
  • Pedestrian378 (21%)
  • Cyclist163 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant158 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1084 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1577 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20139 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 25213 (12%)
  • 26 to 35549 (30%)
  • 36 to 45337 (18%)
  • 46 to 55144 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6577 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7541 (2.2%)
  • Over 7539 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded82 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,011 (55%)
  • Passenger442 (24%)
  • Pedestrian378 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,617 (62%)
  • Motorcycle427 (16%)
  • Bus or coach176 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle169 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 22nd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2000

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2000: 139, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202139167019
2ndA215138174111
3rdA2132163017
4thA201110132020
5thA3104127121
6thA2006982014
7thA100546516
8thA2216535928
9thA2214404607
10thA2199293808
11thA2215283112
12thA3200252803
13thA2208242802
14thA302212402
15thA2206202404
16thB215202102
17thB238192611
18thB214141912
19thA2198121203
20thA205111511

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2000

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 1,465.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2000

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2000: 556.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2000, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years