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Southwark road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 924 road traffic collisions in Southwark in 2025, and 1,001 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 199 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2024 (875), and casualties rose from 964.

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

Collisions in 2025
924
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,001
Up 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
199
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Southwark in 2025

0.5% of collisions in Southwark in 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.7% and 15% in Southwark from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious19922%
  • Slight72078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious20420%
  • Slight79279%

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,864 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 924, up 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 924
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (13%)
  • Tuesday147 (16%)
  • Wednesday140 (15%)
  • Thursday145 (16%)
  • Friday140 (15%)
  • Saturday112 (12%)
  • Sunday118 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59203 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (6.4%)
  • February51 (5.5%)
  • March86 (9.3%)
  • April75 (8.1%)
  • May97 (10%)
  • June80 (8.7%)
  • July85 (9.2%)
  • August76 (8.2%)
  • September86 (9.3%)
  • October84 (9.1%)
  • November87 (9.4%)
  • December58 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight613 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit281 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds733 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded52 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry731 (79%)
  • Wet or damp143 (15%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded49 (5.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph844 (91%)
  • 30 mph77 (8.3%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway606 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road99 (11%)
  • Roundabout36 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded80 (8.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southwark in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist405 (40%)
  • Pedestrian185 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (15%)
  • Car occupant149 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (2.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user7 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1526 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2070 (7%)
  • 21 to 25106 (11%)
  • 26 to 35319 (32%)
  • 36 to 45171 (17%)
  • 46 to 55110 (11%)
  • 56 to 6595 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2%)
  • Over 7519 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded44 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider710 (71%)
  • Pedestrian185 (18%)
  • Passenger106 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car674 (40%)
  • Pedal cycle459 (27%)
  • Motorcycle208 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach93 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car80 (4.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)15 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southwark in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southwark had the 10th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Southwark in 2025

Chaucer, Southwark, SE1 6PH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Southwark in 2025, with 136 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Southwark with the most crashes in 2025

The A2 had the most collisions in Southwark in 2025: 88, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southwark, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28894225
2ndA2028491014
3rdA2158487023
4thA2008085011
5thA35359014
6thA2015157010
7thA100272807
8thA2214222405
9thA3200212206
10thA300182214
11thA2208151502
12thA2215151604
13thA205141503
14thA2216131501
15thA212121203
16thB215121404
17thB217111502
18thA21988902
19thA219981300
20thA220681011

Towns in Southwark: crashes in 2025

Southwark itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 891.

Postcode districts in Southwark: crashes in 2025

SE1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southwark in 2025: 329.

Latest crashes in Southwark in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Southwark in 2025, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Southwark road accidents in other years