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Southwark road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,098 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2017, and 1,250 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2016 (1,003), and casualties rose from 1,149.

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

Collisions in 2017
1,098
Up 9% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,250
Up 9% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2017

0.3% of collisions in Southwark in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious14513%
  • Slight95087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.2%
  • Serious14712%
  • Slight1,10088%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 1,098, up 9% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 1,098
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (14%)
  • Tuesday168 (15%)
  • Wednesday177 (16%)
  • Thursday161 (15%)
  • Friday192 (17%)
  • Saturday121 (11%)
  • Sunday129 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59182 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59150 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59224 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (8%)
  • February78 (7.1%)
  • March97 (8.8%)
  • April80 (7.3%)
  • May103 (9.4%)
  • June88 (8%)
  • July108 (9.8%)
  • August98 (8.9%)
  • September85 (7.7%)
  • October89 (8.1%)
  • November93 (8.5%)
  • December91 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight745 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit314 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds884 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded99 (9%)

Road surface

  • Dry813 (74%)
  • Wet or damp185 (17%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded95 (8.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph539 (49%)
  • 30 mph558 (51%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway700 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway197 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout30 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded102 (9.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist324 (26%)
  • Car occupant286 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist249 (20%)
  • Pedestrian247 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant97 (7.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1545 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2076 (6.1%)
  • 21 to 25159 (13%)
  • 26 to 35374 (30%)
  • 36 to 45230 (18%)
  • 46 to 55163 (13%)
  • 56 to 6586 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.1%)
  • Over 7525 (2%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider812 (65%)
  • Pedestrian247 (20%)
  • Passenger191 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car847 (45%)
  • Pedal cycle357 (19%)
  • Motorcycle297 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes122 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach113 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car95 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Southwark ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 8th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2017

Peckham, Southwark, SE15 5UW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2017, with 138 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2017

The A2 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2017: 131, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2131160020
2ndA202124142114
3rdA215101110011
4thA201687519
5thA2005561011
6thA3557118
7thA100323306
8thA2216313401
9thA3200262702
10thA2214202203
11thB214192400
12thA2208182002
13thB238141703
14thA2215131602
15thA205121401
16thB215111202
17thA2206101002
18thA30091102
19thB2037702
20thB2167700

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2017

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 1,054.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2017

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2017: 371.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2017, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Southwark road accidents in other years