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Southwark road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 988 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2021, and 1,113 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2020 (893), and casualties rose from 958.

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

Collisions in 2021
988
Up 11% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
1,113
Up 16% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2021

0.4% of collisions in Southwark in 2021 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious16517%
  • Slight81983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious17115%
  • Slight93884%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 988, up 11% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 988
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (13%)
  • Tuesday144 (15%)
  • Wednesday147 (15%)
  • Thursday162 (16%)
  • Friday160 (16%)
  • Saturday135 (14%)
  • Sunday115 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59185 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59227 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59195 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (5.3%)
  • February42 (4.3%)
  • March69 (7%)
  • April73 (7.4%)
  • May79 (8%)
  • June118 (12%)
  • July100 (10%)
  • August76 (7.7%)
  • September95 (9.6%)
  • October96 (9.7%)
  • November101 (10%)
  • December87 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight690 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit258 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds762 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other67 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded38 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry768 (78%)
  • Wet or damp184 (19%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph665 (67%)
  • 30 mph315 (32%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway623 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road98 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout40 (4%)
  • Not recorded86 (8.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist348 (31%)
  • Car occupant245 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist242 (22%)
  • Pedestrian155 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2073 (6.6%)
  • 21 to 25174 (16%)
  • 26 to 35351 (32%)
  • 36 to 45189 (17%)
  • 46 to 55141 (13%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.1%)
  • Over 7514 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded34 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider821 (74%)
  • Pedestrian155 (14%)
  • Passenger137 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car837 (47%)
  • Pedal cycle365 (20%)
  • Motorcycle297 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car65 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach59 (3.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)30 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 9th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
9th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2021

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2021, with 122 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2021

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2021: 96, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20296100016
2ndA2768707
3rdA215737709
4thA36373016
5thA200535416
6thA201455619
7thA100424809
8thA2214374017
9thA2216273003
10thA2215202104
11thA2206181807
12thA2208181903
13thA3200151602
14thB214141502
15thB215131702
16thA205101200
17thA212101200
18thA219991002
19thA10171100
20thB2177701

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2021

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 954.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2021

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2021: 300.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2021, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years