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Southwark road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,415 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2003, and 1,616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2002 (1,446), and casualties fell from 1,695.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,415
Down 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,616
Down 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
4
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2003

0.3% of collisions in Southwark in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious19214%
  • Slight1,21986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.2%
  • Serious19512%
  • Slight1,41788%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,415, down 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 1,415
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday209 (15%)
  • Tuesday227 (16%)
  • Wednesday213 (15%)
  • Thursday236 (17%)
  • Friday225 (16%)
  • Saturday161 (11%)
  • Sunday144 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5939 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59176 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59236 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59231 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59314 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59230 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59131 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (7.5%)
  • February100 (7.1%)
  • March124 (8.8%)
  • April105 (7.4%)
  • May131 (9.3%)
  • June132 (9.3%)
  • July143 (10%)
  • August107 (7.6%)
  • September107 (7.6%)
  • October144 (10%)
  • November129 (9.1%)
  • December87 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,001 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit411 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,223 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds182 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,140 (81%)
  • Wet or damp259 (18%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,406 (99%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway994 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway332 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout37 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant552 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist365 (23%)
  • Pedestrian327 (20%)
  • Cyclist193 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant128 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1053 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1567 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20127 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 25212 (13%)
  • 26 to 35451 (28%)
  • 36 to 45297 (18%)
  • 46 to 55139 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6574 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (2.3%)
  • Over 7531 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded94 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider951 (59%)
  • Passenger338 (21%)
  • Pedestrian327 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,415 (58%)
  • Motorcycle410 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle202 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach182 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes122 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 21st most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2003

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2003, with 197 collisions, 34 of them serious.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2003

The A215 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2003: 142, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA215142159113
2ndA2138164018
3rdA202112130019
4thA20084100011
5thA2018196016
6thA37379016
7thA2216556503
8thA2214354105
9thA2208344101
10thA2215303105
11thA100283005
12thA2206252603
13thA3200253004
14thB215242501
15thA205202304
16thB214162202
17thB238161803
18thA2199142102
19thA2198131501
20thA3202121303

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2003

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 1,356.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2003

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2003: 463.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years