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Southwark road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,152 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2018, and 1,291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2017 (1,098), and casualties rose from 1,250.

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

Collisions in 2018
1,152
Up 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
1,291
Up 3% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2018

0.2% of collisions in Southwark in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious18316%
  • Slight96784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious18815%
  • Slight1,10185%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 1,152, up 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 1,152
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (14%)
  • Tuesday179 (16%)
  • Wednesday173 (15%)
  • Thursday182 (16%)
  • Friday197 (17%)
  • Saturday151 (13%)
  • Sunday109 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5937 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59170 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59227 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59252 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (8.2%)
  • February81 (7%)
  • March88 (7.6%)
  • April98 (8.5%)
  • May102 (8.9%)
  • June118 (10%)
  • July105 (9.1%)
  • August101 (8.8%)
  • September102 (8.9%)
  • October91 (7.9%)
  • November105 (9.1%)
  • December66 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight771 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit349 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds929 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other40 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded40 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry901 (78%)
  • Wet or damp202 (18%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded46 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph573 (50%)
  • 30 mph572 (50%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway733 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway206 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road92 (8%)
  • Roundabout58 (5%)
  • Not recorded63 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist362 (28%)
  • Car occupant288 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist253 (20%)
  • Pedestrian234 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant87 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2093 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 25172 (13%)
  • 26 to 35386 (30%)
  • 36 to 45226 (18%)
  • 46 to 55189 (15%)
  • 56 to 6572 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7538 (2.9%)
  • Over 7520 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded37 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider879 (68%)
  • Pedestrian234 (18%)
  • Passenger178 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car903 (45%)
  • Pedal cycle398 (20%)
  • Motorcycle297 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes147 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach116 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car110 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 7th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2018

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2018, with 174 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2018

The A2 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2018: 118, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2118154116
2ndA202110126017
3rdA21598106020
4thA2018398017
5thA2006768014
6thA3596919
7thA100414404
8thA2214303104
9thA2215262605
10thA2216262701
11thA300192303
12thB214192002
13thA3200171704
14thA205152005
15thA2208141701
16thA2198131503
17thB215121202
18thA2199111501
19thA2206111102
20thA1018800

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2018

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 1,100.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2018

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2018: 411.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years