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Southwark road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,105 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2004, and 1,274 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2003 (1,415), and casualties fell from 1,616.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,105
Down 22% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,274
Down 21% on 2003
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2004

0.8% of collisions in Southwark in 2004 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious11210%
  • Slight98489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious1179.2%
  • Slight1,14890%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,105, down 22% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 1,105
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (15%)
  • Tuesday139 (13%)
  • Wednesday170 (15%)
  • Thursday185 (17%)
  • Friday178 (16%)
  • Saturday148 (13%)
  • Sunday122 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59154 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59156 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59183 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59236 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (9.1%)
  • February97 (8.8%)
  • March99 (9%)
  • April83 (7.5%)
  • May72 (6.5%)
  • June100 (9%)
  • July99 (9%)
  • August95 (8.6%)
  • September116 (10%)
  • October92 (8.3%)
  • November79 (7.1%)
  • December72 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight771 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit323 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds955 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds129 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry890 (81%)
  • Wet or damp208 (19%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,100 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway848 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (15%)
  • Roundabout46 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant408 (32%)
  • Pedestrian278 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist271 (21%)
  • Cyclist149 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant120 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20108 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 25142 (11%)
  • 26 to 35309 (24%)
  • 36 to 45260 (20%)
  • 46 to 55126 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6563 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7541 (3.2%)
  • Over 7531 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded86 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider719 (56%)
  • Pedestrian278 (22%)
  • Passenger277 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,079 (58%)
  • Motorcycle316 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle157 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach150 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle40 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 31st most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2004

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2004, with 181 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2004

The A215 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2004: 131, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA215131153210
2ndA20297112010
3rdA289108110
4thA3798707
5thA201617004
6thA200587207
7thA2216385004
8thA100303501
9thA2214252702
10thA2215252505
11thA3200253414
12thA2206222602
13thB214172001
14thB215172003
15thA2208161701
16thA2199141801
17thA2198121701
18thB238111310
19thA205101102
20thA302101101

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2004

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 1,053.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2004

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2004: 375.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years