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Southwark road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 936 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2012, and 1,053 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2011 (992), and casualties fell from 1,134.

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

Collisions in 2012
936
Down 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,053
Down 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2012

0.4% of collisions in Southwark in 2012 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious11012%
  • Slight82288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious11311%
  • Slight93689%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 936, down 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 936
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (15%)
  • Tuesday153 (16%)
  • Wednesday147 (16%)
  • Thursday131 (14%)
  • Friday152 (16%)
  • Saturday123 (13%)
  • Sunday89 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59161 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59214 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59169 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (6.2%)
  • February66 (7.1%)
  • March83 (8.9%)
  • April69 (7.4%)
  • May83 (8.9%)
  • June79 (8.4%)
  • July80 (8.5%)
  • August110 (12%)
  • September88 (9.4%)
  • October90 (9.6%)
  • November70 (7.5%)
  • December60 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight694 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit235 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds782 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry718 (77%)
  • Wet or damp215 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph929 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway846 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout33 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist280 (27%)
  • Car occupant251 (24%)
  • Pedestrian233 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2082 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 25139 (13%)
  • 26 to 35299 (28%)
  • 36 to 45209 (20%)
  • 46 to 55125 (12%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (1.7%)
  • Over 7516 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded40 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider675 (64%)
  • Pedestrian233 (22%)
  • Passenger145 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car785 (49%)
  • Pedal cycle296 (19%)
  • Motorcycle234 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes114 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach110 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (2.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 26th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2012

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2012, with 157 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2012

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2012: 94, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20294110011
2ndA39099016
3rdA28187011
4thA215759309
5thA200545805
6thA201545704
7thA2216333805
8thA100273403
9thA2214272903
10thB215192213
11thA2215181900
12thA205161802
13thA3200151603
14thA302141410
15thB214131501
16thA2206121202
17thA300101001
18thA219891201
19thA2128801
20thA22088900

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2012

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 896.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2012

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2012: 343.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years