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Southwark road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 875 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2024, and 964 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 212 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2023 (1,026), and casualties fell from 1,127.

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

Collisions in 2024
875
Down 15% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
964
Down 14% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
212
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2024

0.3% of collisions in Southwark in 2024 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious21224%
  • Slight66075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious21723%
  • Slight74477%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 875, down 15% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 875
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (14%)
  • Tuesday135 (15%)
  • Wednesday143 (16%)
  • Thursday150 (17%)
  • Friday135 (15%)
  • Saturday101 (12%)
  • Sunday89 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59222 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59166 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (7.7%)
  • February65 (7.4%)
  • March60 (6.9%)
  • April67 (7.7%)
  • May74 (8.5%)
  • June89 (10%)
  • July81 (9.3%)
  • August79 (9%)
  • September71 (8.1%)
  • October84 (9.6%)
  • November75 (8.6%)
  • December63 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight585 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit267 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds630 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other52 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded79 (9%)

Road surface

  • Dry674 (77%)
  • Wet or damp144 (16%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded56 (6.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph759 (87%)
  • 30 mph116 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway555 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road97 (11%)
  • Roundabout36 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded85 (9.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist402 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (18%)
  • Car occupant164 (17%)
  • Pedestrian149 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2066 (6.8%)
  • 21 to 25121 (13%)
  • 26 to 35297 (31%)
  • 36 to 45178 (18%)
  • 46 to 55107 (11%)
  • 56 to 6578 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3%)
  • Over 7518 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider707 (73%)
  • Pedestrian149 (15%)
  • Passenger108 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car663 (42%)
  • Pedal cycle455 (29%)
  • Motorcycle206 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach77 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (2.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)14 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Southwark ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 11th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2024

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2024, with 110 collisions, 22 of them serious.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2024

The A202 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2024: 94, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20294105025
2ndA2008795025
3rdA2157378018
4thA26464017
5thA35360112
6thA201374309
7thA22163032010
8thA100293605
9thA2214202207
10thA300171704
11thA2208162402
12thA3200151606
13thA205121201
14thA2206121402
15thA2215121203
16thB214111201
17thA2199101001
18thB2388802
19thB2047702
20thA21986802

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2024

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 843.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2024

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2024: 292.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2024, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years