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Southwark road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 881 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2013, and 992 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2012 (936), and casualties fell from 1,053.

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

Collisions in 2013
881
Down 6% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
992
Down 6% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2013

0.6% of collisions in Southwark in 2013 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious809.1%
  • Slight79690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious828.3%
  • Slight90591%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2013 is highlighted, with 881, down 6% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 881
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (15%)
  • Tuesday148 (17%)
  • Wednesday139 (16%)
  • Thursday134 (15%)
  • Friday132 (15%)
  • Saturday105 (12%)
  • Sunday88 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59133 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59170 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (7.2%)
  • February53 (6%)
  • March60 (6.8%)
  • April56 (6.4%)
  • May75 (8.5%)
  • June77 (8.7%)
  • July84 (9.5%)
  • August88 (10%)
  • September85 (9.6%)
  • October106 (12%)
  • November73 (8.3%)
  • December61 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight640 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit239 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds733 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry702 (80%)
  • Wet or damp177 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph879 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway738 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout49 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist263 (27%)
  • Car occupant238 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (19%)
  • Pedestrian185 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2049 (4.9%)
  • 21 to 25147 (15%)
  • 26 to 35290 (29%)
  • 36 to 45175 (18%)
  • 46 to 55134 (14%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.2%)
  • Over 7514 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded45 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider647 (65%)
  • Pedestrian185 (19%)
  • Passenger160 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car755 (50%)
  • Pedal cycle278 (18%)
  • Motorcycle228 (15%)
  • Bus or coach95 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 25th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2013

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2013, with 145 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2013

The A2 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2013: 101, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2101116111
2ndA2029710008
3rdA215829718
4thA201717809
5thA3687207
6thA200505903
7thA2216363903
8thA100282914
9thA2214273001
10thA2215232403
11thA2208141502
12thA2206121300
13thB238121401
14thA3200111403
15thA205101111
16thB21491101
17thB2159901
18thA10171000
19thA3007900
20thA2126602

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2013

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 846.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2013

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2013: 316.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2013, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years