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Southwark road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,070 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2006, and 1,188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2005 (1,018), and casualties rose from 1,148.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,070
Up 5% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,188
Up 3% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2006

0.7% of collisions in Southwark in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious12612%
  • Slight93788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious13111%
  • Slight1,05088%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,070, up 5% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 1,070
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (13%)
  • Tuesday177 (17%)
  • Wednesday169 (16%)
  • Thursday134 (13%)
  • Friday190 (18%)
  • Saturday120 (11%)
  • Sunday136 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59216 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (7.3%)
  • February76 (7.1%)
  • March79 (7.4%)
  • April72 (6.7%)
  • May89 (8.3%)
  • June100 (9.3%)
  • July103 (9.6%)
  • August87 (8.1%)
  • September103 (9.6%)
  • October102 (9.5%)
  • November85 (7.9%)
  • December96 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight730 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit340 (32%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds934 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry860 (80%)
  • Wet or damp209 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,067 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway969 (91%)
  • Roundabout53 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (32%)
  • Pedestrian222 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist211 (18%)
  • Cyclist209 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant121 (10%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4%)
  • 16 to 2078 (6.6%)
  • 21 to 25109 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 35331 (28%)
  • 36 to 45250 (21%)
  • 46 to 55136 (11%)
  • 56 to 6559 (5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (1.5%)
  • Over 7522 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded96 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider745 (63%)
  • Pedestrian222 (19%)
  • Passenger221 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,132 (59%)
  • Motorcycle252 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle213 (11%)
  • Bus or coach160 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 25th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2006

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2006, with 157 collisions, 20 of them serious.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2006

The A2 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2006: 108, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2108117011
2ndA20297108012
3rdA39410107
4thA2158910816
5thA2006777012
6thA22165658111
7thA2014753012
8thA2214394101
9thA100293201
10thA2215283025
11thA3200242908
12thA2206212202
13thA2208192303
14thA205182004
15thB215151704
16thA300131500
17thB214131302
18thA3202121402
19thB217111300
20thA21988800

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2006

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 1,028.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2006

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2006: 383.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years