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Southwark road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,013 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2014, and 1,114 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2013 (881), and casualties rose from 992.

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

Collisions in 2014
1,013
Up 15% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,114
Up 12% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
6.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2014

0.5% of collisions in Southwark in 2014 were fatal and 6.1% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious626.1%
  • Slight94693%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious645.7%
  • Slight1,04594%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 1,013, up 15% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 1,013
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (13%)
  • Tuesday163 (16%)
  • Wednesday156 (15%)
  • Thursday149 (15%)
  • Friday186 (18%)
  • Saturday138 (14%)
  • Sunday93 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59164 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59184 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (8.7%)
  • February65 (6.4%)
  • March77 (7.6%)
  • April78 (7.7%)
  • May107 (11%)
  • June99 (9.8%)
  • July105 (10%)
  • August75 (7.4%)
  • September92 (9.1%)
  • October93 (9.2%)
  • November68 (6.7%)
  • December66 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight731 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit270 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds902 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry828 (82%)
  • Wet or damp185 (18%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,012 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway845 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (11%)
  • Roundabout49 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist312 (28%)
  • Car occupant254 (23%)
  • Pedestrian211 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant93 (8.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1531 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2061 (5.5%)
  • 21 to 25146 (13%)
  • 26 to 35325 (29%)
  • 36 to 45205 (18%)
  • 46 to 55138 (12%)
  • 56 to 6577 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (1.9%)
  • Over 7522 (2%)
  • Not recorded56 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider730 (66%)
  • Pedestrian211 (19%)
  • Passenger173 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car855 (49%)
  • Pedal cycle332 (19%)
  • Motorcycle236 (14%)
  • Bus or coach130 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes118 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car50 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 19th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2014

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2014, with 156 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2014

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2014: 111, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20211111914
2ndA211012205
3rdA2159010222
4thA3819103
5thA201647005
6thA200515703
7thA2216363914
8thA2214313303
9thA2215242403
10thA100181900
11thA3200162003
12thA2208151712
13thA300151902
14thA212141700
15thB215141701
16thB238121301
17thB214111201
18thB203101000
19thA20591401
20thA21988900

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2014

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 969.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2014

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2014: 341.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years