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SE1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 24,349 road traffic collisions in the SE1 postcode district, Southwark, from 1979 to 2025, and 27,520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 157 were fatal and 3,803 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 417 collisions, up 16% on 2024 (359).

Collisions since 1979
24,349
2nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
27,520
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
157
159 people killed
Serious collisions
3,803
3,995 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
417
Up 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
453
Up 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SE1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1570.6%
  • Serious3,80316%
  • Slight20,38984%

What the data shows

  • SE1 had 4,335 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 4,273 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in SE1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,496 children under 16 were killed or injured in SE1, 5.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 21% of collisions in SE1.

Where SE1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2nd
Most casualties
2nd
Most fatal collisions
57th
Most serious collisions
2nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,532 (15%)
  • Tuesday3,894 (16%)
  • Wednesday4,057 (17%)
  • Thursday4,055 (17%)
  • Friday4,155 (17%)
  • Saturday2,469 (10%)
  • Sunday2,187 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight17,126 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,844 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown199 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit157 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,029 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway3,592 (15%)
  • Roundabout2,478 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road1,836 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded414 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2,495 (10%)
  • 30 mph21,757 (89%)
  • 40 mph70 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph14 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds20,192 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,952 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds275 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds160 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds39 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist32 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (under 0.1%)
  • Other306 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded388 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,679 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist6,274 (23%)
  • Cyclist5,806 (21%)
  • Pedestrian5,696 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,866 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant498 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant449 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant95 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)66 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant42 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SE1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SE1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SE1 peaked at 788 in 1989; 2025 had 417.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 417
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025417453
2024359393
2023396427
2022450495
2021369408
2020352373
2019490563
2018538625
2017504572
2016460513
2015437467
2014441479
2013414461
2012439482
2011451496
2010432481
2009407454
2008416490
2007381434
2006455505
2005381426
2004459542
2003588672
2002627733
2001673777
2000730852
1999716801
1998681764
1997667777
1996558616
1995612699
1994648753
1993671782
1992672789
1991683743
1990733860
1989788875
1988723810
1987660763
1986629691
1985695823
1984689776
1983708800
1982730801
198178
1980810
197956

Map of recent crashes in SE1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SE1

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SE1

The 24 most recent collisions in SE1 happened between 4 December and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SE1

The A3 has the most collisions in SE1, 3,213 of 24,349 (13%), followed by the A201 (3,071).

Collisions in SE1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33,2133,57922479
2ndA2013,0713,60218517
3rdA22,8563,25525439
4thA1001,5801,8346199
5thA32001,5761,7505264
6thA30361,2861,4628214
7thA3011,2271,3429190
8thA2001,0541,1498192
9thA239711,0907145
10thA3028089124131
11thA3006968065104
12thB300464508171
13thA2206451512482
14thA3203447519369
15thA3202400430962
16thA215340378451
17thA2198337379357
18thB202313359254
19thB203297351253
20thA2207134155220
21stA2205124141015
22ndB204117132210
23rdB240109122015
24thB200104125123
25thB214102115112
26thA3201191905
27thA1210131705
28thB215101001
29thA204401
30thA22084400

Council areas covering SE1

Collisions in SE1 were recorded in 6 council areas. Southwark has 18,719 of 24,349 (77%).

Collisions in SE1 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouthwark18,71921,2361272,922
2ndLambeth5,4026,00928844
3rdCity of London205251235
4thWestminster8901
5thTower Hamlets5501
6thBarking and Dagenham3300

Towns in SE1

Collisions in SE1 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Southwark (18,682) and Lambeth (4,975).