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Southwark road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,018 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2005, and 1,148 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2004 (1,105), and casualties fell from 1,274.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,018
Down 8% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,148
Down 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2005

0.5% of collisions in Southwark in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious12012%
  • Slight89388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious12511%
  • Slight1,01689%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,018, down 8% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 1,018
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday153 (15%)
  • Tuesday146 (14%)
  • Wednesday123 (12%)
  • Thursday161 (16%)
  • Friday169 (17%)
  • Saturday155 (15%)
  • Sunday111 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5936 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59159 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59243 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (8.7%)
  • February77 (7.6%)
  • March93 (9.1%)
  • April86 (8.4%)
  • May86 (8.4%)
  • June86 (8.4%)
  • July91 (8.9%)
  • August70 (6.9%)
  • September85 (8.3%)
  • October96 (9.4%)
  • November85 (8.3%)
  • December74 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight712 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit300 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds890 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry837 (82%)
  • Wet or damp174 (17%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,005 (99%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway890 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout52 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (33%)
  • Pedestrian241 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist229 (20%)
  • Cyclist160 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant105 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1555 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2094 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 25135 (12%)
  • 26 to 35286 (25%)
  • 36 to 45227 (20%)
  • 46 to 5596 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6555 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (2.8%)
  • Over 7516 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded95 (8.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider683 (59%)
  • Pedestrian241 (21%)
  • Passenger224 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,089 (60%)
  • Motorcycle258 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle166 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach137 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 36th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2005

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2005, with 154 collisions, 26 of them serious.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2005

The A215 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2005: 101, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA215101124011
2ndA298110012
3rdA20295102012
4thA36975015
5thA2015664012
6thA2216465913
7thA200435016
8thA2214293303
9thA100252704
10thA2208252902
11thB215222402
12thA2215181902
13thB238182002
14thA2206171901
15thB214151601
16thA212141602
17thA2199141801
18thA3200141403
19thA205101103
20thA300101201

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2005

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 967.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2005

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2005: 301.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years