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Southwark road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 893 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2020, and 958 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2019 (1,096), and casualties fell from 1,276.

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

Collisions in 2020
893
Down 19% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
958
Down 25% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2020

0.2% of collisions in Southwark in 2020 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious13315%
  • Slight75885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious13614%
  • Slight82086%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2020 is highlighted, with 893, down 19% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 893
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (13%)
  • Tuesday135 (15%)
  • Wednesday139 (16%)
  • Thursday161 (18%)
  • Friday148 (17%)
  • Saturday96 (11%)
  • Sunday100 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59195 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59182 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (9.3%)
  • February80 (9%)
  • March63 (7.1%)
  • April30 (3.4%)
  • May48 (5.4%)
  • June76 (8.5%)
  • July88 (9.9%)
  • August91 (10%)
  • September89 (10%)
  • October87 (9.7%)
  • November63 (7.1%)
  • December95 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight593 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit242 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown51 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds683 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other56 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded40 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry658 (74%)
  • Wet or damp197 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded37 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph506 (57%)
  • 30 mph379 (42%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway569 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road91 (10%)
  • Roundabout30 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded72 (8.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist326 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist208 (22%)
  • Car occupant199 (21%)
  • Pedestrian135 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2059 (6.2%)
  • 21 to 25120 (13%)
  • 26 to 35328 (34%)
  • 36 to 45167 (17%)
  • 46 to 55131 (14%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (1.9%)
  • Over 756 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded29 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider729 (76%)
  • Pedestrian135 (14%)
  • Passenger94 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car722 (44%)
  • Pedal cycle350 (21%)
  • Motorcycle260 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes133 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach63 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car62 (3.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)16 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 8th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2020

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2020, with 108 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2020

The A2 and A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2020, with 91 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA291102012
2ndA20291102211
3rdA2156569013
4thA201536009
5thA200515409
6thA3484808
7thA2214323603
8thA100262905
9thA2216252604
10thA2208242706
11thA2215151500
12thA300131302
13thA3200131301
14thB214121400
15thB215121204
16thA205111202
17thA2206101004
18thA3028800
19thB2047701
20thA21986701

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2020

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 872.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2020

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2020: 300.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years