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SE12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,279 road traffic collisions in the SE12 postcode district, Lewisham, from 1982 to 2025, and 6,534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 772 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 67 collisions, down 25% on 2024 (89).

Collisions since 1982
5,279
493rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,534
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
42
44 people killed
Serious collisions
772
848 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
67
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
85
Down 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SE12

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal420.8%
  • Serious77215%
  • Slight4,46585%

What the data shows

  • SE12 had 838 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 1,003 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in SE12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 717 children under 16 were killed or injured in SE12, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 23% of collisions in SE12.

Where SE12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
493rd
Most casualties
576th
Most fatal collisions
1,433rd
Most serious collisions
796th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday707 (13%)
  • Tuesday788 (15%)
  • Wednesday795 (15%)
  • Thursday767 (15%)
  • Friday858 (16%)
  • Saturday736 (14%)
  • Sunday628 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,714 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,503 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown40 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,821 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway930 (18%)
  • Roundabout421 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded67 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph284 (5.4%)
  • 30 mph4,360 (83%)
  • 40 mph610 (12%)
  • 50 mph24 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,416 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds618 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other73 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded77 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,298 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist1,244 (19%)
  • Pedestrian1,053 (16%)
  • Cyclist413 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant252 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant138 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant45 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SE12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SE12, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in SE12 peaked at 201 in 1983; 2025 had 67.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 67
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256785
202489112
20237995
20226783
20217691
202084106
201984111
201885100
2017109124
201698122
201596109
2014110137
201398118
201292129
2011100126
201088107
2009100128
200897114
2007107142
2006115130
2005116133
2004105120
2003115143
2002137158
2001138178
2000125150
1999142179
1998109135
1997123151
1996152197
1995137178
1994142176
1993144177
1992140178
1991145174
1990137160
1989152188
1988124158
1987147190
1986169204
1985170208
1984190249
1983201251
1982178230

Map of recent crashes in SE12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SE12

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SE12

The 24 most recent collisions in SE12 happened between 3 August and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SE12

The A20 has the most collisions in SE12, 1,407 of 5,279 (27%), followed by the A2212 (1,310).

Collisions in SE12 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA201,4071,75917210
2ndA22121,3101,5679208
3rdA2051,1771,5117144
4thB226284366046
5thA2213526727
6thB21271101
7thA2104400

Council areas covering SE12

Collisions in SE12 were recorded in 3 council areas. Lewisham has 3,571 of 5,279 (68%).

Collisions in SE12 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLewisham3,5714,39522533
2ndGreenwich1,6852,11120238
3rdBromley222701

Towns in SE12

Collisions in SE12 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Lewisham (3,407) and Greenwich (1,633).