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Southwark road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,026 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2023, and 1,127 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2022, and casualties fell from 1,144.

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

Collisions in 2023
1,026
Level with 2022
Casualties in 2023
1,127
Down 1% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2023

0.2% of collisions in Southwark in 2023 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious19219%
  • Slight83281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious19517%
  • Slight93083%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 1,026, level with 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (14%)
  • Tuesday152 (15%)
  • Wednesday165 (16%)
  • Thursday141 (14%)
  • Friday178 (17%)
  • Saturday139 (14%)
  • Sunday112 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59157 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59209 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (8.3%)
  • February78 (7.6%)
  • March74 (7.2%)
  • April65 (6.3%)
  • May88 (8.6%)
  • June114 (11%)
  • July104 (10%)
  • August82 (8%)
  • September91 (8.9%)
  • October96 (9.4%)
  • November69 (6.7%)
  • December80 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight692 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit300 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds794 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other38 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded73 (7.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry791 (77%)
  • Wet or damp173 (17%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded57 (5.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph702 (68%)
  • 30 mph317 (31%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway636 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway152 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road116 (11%)
  • Roundabout29 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded93 (9.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist351 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist251 (22%)
  • Car occupant204 (18%)
  • Pedestrian186 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user5 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2060 (5.3%)
  • 21 to 25173 (15%)
  • 26 to 35327 (29%)
  • 36 to 45196 (17%)
  • 46 to 55147 (13%)
  • 56 to 6580 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.3%)
  • Over 7523 (2%)
  • Not recorded33 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider797 (71%)
  • Pedestrian186 (17%)
  • Passenger144 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car792 (43%)
  • Pedal cycle387 (21%)
  • Motorcycle298 (16%)
  • Bus or coach112 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car74 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)20 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 9th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2023

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2023, with 132 collisions, 27 of them serious.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2023

The A2 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2023: 92, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA292102114
2ndA2028995114
3rdA2157386014
4thA37383017
5thA2006973017
6thA2015256014
7thA22163538011
8thA100273504
9thA2208263101
10thA2214242706
11thA2215232307
12thA2206212307
13thB214182203
14thA300141502
15thA3200141403
16thB215141504
17thA205131702
18thB217101103
19thB2388902
20thA21997700

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2023

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 993.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2023

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2023: 321.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2023, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years