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Southwark road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,026 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2022, and 1,144 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2021 (988), and casualties rose from 1,113.

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

Collisions in 2022
1,026
Up 4% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
1,144
Up 3% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2022

0.3% of collisions in Southwark in 2022 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious16516%
  • Slight85884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious16615%
  • Slight97585%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 1,026, up 4% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 1,026
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (13%)
  • Tuesday154 (15%)
  • Wednesday148 (14%)
  • Thursday166 (16%)
  • Friday151 (15%)
  • Saturday144 (14%)
  • Sunday126 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59153 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59242 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59204 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (6.6%)
  • February70 (6.8%)
  • March107 (10%)
  • April84 (8.2%)
  • May100 (9.7%)
  • June94 (9.2%)
  • July93 (9.1%)
  • August79 (7.7%)
  • September73 (7.1%)
  • October94 (9.2%)
  • November99 (9.6%)
  • December65 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight695 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit307 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds814 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other53 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded62 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry799 (78%)
  • Wet or damp162 (16%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded53 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph692 (67%)
  • 30 mph327 (32%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway636 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road112 (11%)
  • Roundabout37 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded100 (9.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist386 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist250 (22%)
  • Car occupant219 (19%)
  • Pedestrian179 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2072 (6.3%)
  • 21 to 25176 (15%)
  • 26 to 35325 (28%)
  • 36 to 45204 (18%)
  • 46 to 55149 (13%)
  • 56 to 6582 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.2%)
  • Over 7514 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded43 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider829 (72%)
  • Pedestrian179 (16%)
  • Passenger136 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car811 (43%)
  • Pedal cycle417 (22%)
  • Motorcycle312 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach84 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car74 (3.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)24 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 7th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2022

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2022, with 144 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2022

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2022: 92, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20292103015
2ndA21590108011
3rdA28698018
4thA37478011
5thA2015968114
6thA200585909
7thA100384505
8thA2216323506
9thA2214252903
10thA3200252705
11thA2208232502
12thA2206212504
13thB215181903
14thA212131412
15thA205121602
16thA320291110
17thB21491001
18thA21988804
19thA3008901
20thB2168800

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2022

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 988.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2022

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2022: 369.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years