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Southwark road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,535 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2001, and 1,789 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 211 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (1,515), and casualties fell from 1,831.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,535
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,789
Down 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
14
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
211
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2001

0.9% of collisions in Southwark in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal140.9%
  • Serious21114%
  • Slight1,31085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious23413%
  • Slight1,54186%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,535, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001: 1,535
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday235 (15%)
  • Tuesday225 (15%)
  • Wednesday226 (15%)
  • Thursday237 (15%)
  • Friday253 (16%)
  • Saturday198 (13%)
  • Sunday161 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5964 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59203 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59215 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59257 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59339 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59268 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59157 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January124 (8.1%)
  • February124 (8.1%)
  • March110 (7.2%)
  • April109 (7.1%)
  • May139 (9.1%)
  • June145 (9.4%)
  • July130 (8.5%)
  • August115 (7.5%)
  • September126 (8.2%)
  • October156 (10%)
  • November131 (8.5%)
  • December126 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,052 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit482 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,275 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds238 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,154 (75%)
  • Wet or damp370 (24%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,532 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,159 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway205 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road92 (6%)
  • Roundabout78 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant623 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist416 (23%)
  • Pedestrian358 (20%)
  • Cyclist191 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant154 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant28 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1059 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1584 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20150 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 25191 (11%)
  • 26 to 35519 (29%)
  • 36 to 45360 (20%)
  • 46 to 55137 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6571 (4%)
  • 66 to 7545 (2.5%)
  • Over 7534 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded100 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,038 (58%)
  • Passenger393 (22%)
  • Pedestrian358 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,579 (60%)
  • Motorcycle453 (17%)
  • Bus or coach203 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle196 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes132 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Southwark

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Southwark ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 20th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2001

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2001, with 211 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2001

The A215 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2001: 174, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA215174197021
2ndA202143166116
3rdA3120141120
4thA2115142019
5thA20184106014
6thA2007584013
7thA100576508
8thA2216526212
9thA2215414711
10thA2214374107
11thA2206323506
12thA3200222313
13thB214222811
14thB215222401
15thA2208192405
16thA212182202
17thA300161901
18thA302151803
19thB238131813
20thA205111200

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2001

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 1,473.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2001

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2001: 516.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2001, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years