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Southwark road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 907 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2015, and 1,018 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2014 (1,013), and casualties fell from 1,114.

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

Collisions in 2015
907
Down 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,018
Down 9% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2015

0.8% of collisions in Southwark in 2015 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious808.8%
  • Slight82090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious828.1%
  • Slight92991%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 907, down 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 907
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (15%)
  • Tuesday125 (14%)
  • Wednesday144 (16%)
  • Thursday167 (18%)
  • Friday139 (15%)
  • Saturday109 (12%)
  • Sunday86 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59152 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59160 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (9%)
  • February72 (7.9%)
  • March76 (8.4%)
  • April74 (8.2%)
  • May66 (7.3%)
  • June71 (7.8%)
  • July99 (11%)
  • August70 (7.7%)
  • September84 (9.3%)
  • October70 (7.7%)
  • November70 (7.7%)
  • December73 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight648 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit247 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds795 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry759 (84%)
  • Wet or damp144 (16%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph887 (98%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway756 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (11%)
  • Roundabout40 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist281 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist226 (22%)
  • Car occupant215 (21%)
  • Pedestrian194 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant76 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2055 (5.4%)
  • 21 to 25154 (15%)
  • 26 to 35289 (28%)
  • 36 to 45181 (18%)
  • 46 to 55151 (15%)
  • 56 to 6549 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.2%)
  • Over 7514 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded47 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider701 (69%)
  • Pedestrian194 (19%)
  • Passenger123 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car722 (46%)
  • Pedal cycle302 (19%)
  • Motorcycle270 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach96 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car40 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 24th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2015

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2015, with 143 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2015

The A2 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2015: 115, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2115135110
2ndA2029210718
3rdA3919316
4thA2158110119
5thA201535705
6thA200434405
7thA100323300
8thA2216303613
9thA2214242501
10thA3200202403
11thA2208151802
12thA2215152202
13thA2206141502
14thA300141403
15thA212111500
16thA205101001
17thA2199101301
18thB214101101
19thB21591210
20thA3028902

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2015

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 869.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2015

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2015: 341.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years