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Southwark road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,446 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2002, and 1,695 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2001 (1,535), and casualties fell from 1,789.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,446
Down 6% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,695
Down 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
8
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2002

0.6% of collisions in Southwark in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious19313%
  • Slight1,24586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious21413%
  • Slight1,47387%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,446, down 6% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002: 1,446
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday211 (15%)
  • Tuesday224 (15%)
  • Wednesday213 (15%)
  • Thursday206 (14%)
  • Friday245 (17%)
  • Saturday200 (14%)
  • Sunday147 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5954 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59192 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59220 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59233 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59292 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59256 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59142 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January111 (7.7%)
  • February102 (7.1%)
  • March114 (7.9%)
  • April115 (8%)
  • May128 (8.9%)
  • June120 (8.3%)
  • July125 (8.6%)
  • August117 (8.1%)
  • September144 (10%)
  • October136 (9.4%)
  • November120 (8.3%)
  • December114 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,021 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit422 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,201 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds225 (16%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,105 (76%)
  • Wet or damp332 (23%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,438 (99%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,118 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway193 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road79 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout56 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant608 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist377 (22%)
  • Pedestrian306 (18%)
  • Cyclist200 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant151 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1046 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1582 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20127 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 25196 (12%)
  • 26 to 35471 (28%)
  • 36 to 45340 (20%)
  • 46 to 55123 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6572 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7539 (2.3%)
  • Over 7531 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded123 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider995 (59%)
  • Passenger394 (23%)
  • Pedestrian306 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,534 (62%)
  • Motorcycle406 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle203 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach163 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 23rd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2002

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2002, with 223 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2002

The A215 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2002: 147, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA215147170025
2ndA2119140124
3rdA202119140219
4thA3103121110
5thA2018497212
6thA200707407
7thA2216576403
8thA2214445515
9thA100323901
10thA2206303906
11thA2215262603
12thA2208242502
13thA3200222501
14thA205182202
15thB214182103
16thB238182000
17thA300171902
18thA2199161703
19thB217162403
20thB219151804

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2002

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 1,379.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2002

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2002: 464.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years