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Southwark road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,096 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2019, and 1,276 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2018 (1,152), and casualties fell from 1,291.

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

Collisions in 2019
1,096
Down 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
1,276
Down 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2019

0.1% of collisions in Southwark in 2019 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious16015%
  • Slight93585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious16513%
  • Slight1,11087%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 1,096, down 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 1,096
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (14%)
  • Tuesday152 (14%)
  • Wednesday176 (16%)
  • Thursday175 (16%)
  • Friday177 (16%)
  • Saturday154 (14%)
  • Sunday112 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59157 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59146 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59218 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59115 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (6.6%)
  • February61 (5.6%)
  • March107 (9.8%)
  • April80 (7.3%)
  • May93 (8.5%)
  • June114 (10%)
  • July112 (10%)
  • August95 (8.7%)
  • September88 (8%)
  • October98 (8.9%)
  • November81 (7.4%)
  • December95 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight736 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit329 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds857 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other49 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded37 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry842 (77%)
  • Wet or damp217 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded34 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph589 (54%)
  • 30 mph498 (45%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway705 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway188 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road90 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout49 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded64 (5.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist365 (29%)
  • Car occupant327 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist241 (19%)
  • Pedestrian214 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1527 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2067 (5.3%)
  • 21 to 25172 (13%)
  • 26 to 35394 (31%)
  • 36 to 45253 (20%)
  • 46 to 55150 (12%)
  • 56 to 6573 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (1.8%)
  • Over 7525 (2%)
  • Not recorded61 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider886 (69%)
  • Pedestrian214 (17%)
  • Passenger176 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car934 (48%)
  • Pedal cycle380 (20%)
  • Motorcycle289 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes120 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car96 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach82 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 7th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2019

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2019, with 143 collisions, 25 of them serious.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2019

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2019: 113, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA202113126020
2ndA2105131016
3rdA21595121115
4thA37892016
5thA200708507
6thA2016072015
7thA100333804
8thA2216262803
9thA2215243001
10thA3200242407
11thA2208202101
12thA2206192001
13thA300182001
14thA2198161801
15thA2214151601
16thB214131702
17thB238131501
18thB215111101
19thA205101601
20thA21291300

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2019

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 1,048.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2019

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2019: 385.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2019, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years