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Southwark road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,003 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2016, and 1,149 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2015 (907), and casualties rose from 1,018.

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

Collisions in 2016
1,003
Up 11% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,149
Up 13% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
7.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2016

0.5% of collisions in Southwark in 2016 were fatal and 7.6% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious767.6%
  • Slight92292%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious766.6%
  • Slight1,06893%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 1,003, up 11% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 1,003
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (14%)
  • Tuesday151 (15%)
  • Wednesday184 (18%)
  • Thursday145 (14%)
  • Friday169 (17%)
  • Saturday134 (13%)
  • Sunday84 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59159 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59194 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59209 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (9.3%)
  • February81 (8.1%)
  • March67 (6.7%)
  • April69 (6.9%)
  • May96 (9.6%)
  • June73 (7.3%)
  • July94 (9.4%)
  • August73 (7.3%)
  • September62 (6.2%)
  • October67 (6.7%)
  • November122 (12%)
  • December106 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight665 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit318 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds852 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded29 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry805 (80%)
  • Wet or damp176 (18%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph188 (19%)
  • 30 mph814 (81%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway826 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout39 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (26%)
  • Cyclist283 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist257 (22%)
  • Pedestrian195 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1523 (2%)
  • 16 to 2064 (5.6%)
  • 21 to 25157 (14%)
  • 26 to 35348 (30%)
  • 36 to 45224 (19%)
  • 46 to 55135 (12%)
  • 56 to 6573 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (1.9%)
  • Over 7518 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded51 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider794 (69%)
  • Pedestrian195 (17%)
  • Passenger160 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car869 (49%)
  • Pedal cycle296 (17%)
  • Motorcycle288 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach95 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car68 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 17th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2016

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2016, with 143 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2016

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2016: 103, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20210311706
2ndA2159511008
3rdA2889919
4thA3789415
5thA201698217
6thA200546305
7thA2214364005
8thA2216333800
9thA2215232603
10thA2208192201
11thA100182101
12thA3200181902
13thA2206151600
14thA300151702
15thB214121601
16thB215121301
17thA205101100
18thA2199101102
19thA3028801
20thB2388900

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2016

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 954.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2016

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2016: 334.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years