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SE14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,353 road traffic collisions in the SE14 postcode district, Lewisham, from 1982 to 2025, and 7,435 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 1,000 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 119 collisions, up 35% on 2024 (88).

Collisions since 1982
6,353
263rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,435
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
41 people killed
Serious collisions
1,000
1,077 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
119
Up 35% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
135
Up 31% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SE14

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal410.6%
  • Serious1,00016%
  • Slight5,31284%

What the data shows

  • SE14 had 1,071 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 1,081 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in SE14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 670 children under 16 were killed or injured in SE14, 9.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 22% of collisions in SE14.

Where SE14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
263rd
Most casualties
406th
Most fatal collisions
1,464th
Most serious collisions
392nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday882 (14%)
  • Tuesday919 (14%)
  • Wednesday980 (15%)
  • Thursday928 (15%)
  • Friday1,014 (16%)
  • Saturday861 (14%)
  • Sunday769 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,272 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,996 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown58 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,497 (71%)
  • One way street or slip road1,106 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway608 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout40 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded102 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph525 (8.3%)
  • 30 mph5,815 (92%)
  • 40 mph10 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,287 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds751 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds49 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds32 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (under 0.1%)
  • Other95 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded106 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,586 (35%)
  • Pedestrian1,665 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist1,500 (20%)
  • Cyclist839 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant587 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant129 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant71 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SE14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SE14, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in SE14 peaked at 230 in 1985; 2025 had 119.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 119
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025119135
202488103
2023112144
2022118136
20219198
20208599
2019124142
2018110133
2017108128
2016116136
2015120139
2014136145
2013103122
2012101116
2011128158
2010100123
20098595
200889108
2007104122
2006115135
2005102125
2004140157
2003147169
2002154172
2001174207
2000177204
1999170200
1998186213
1997175197
1996188208
1995171194
1994184214
1993144171
1992171202
1991189215
1990162188
1989202241
1988188225
1987179220
1986179216
1985230269
1984190220
1983211260
1982188231

Map of recent crashes in SE14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SE14

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SE14

The 24 most recent collisions in SE14 happened between 25 October and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SE14

The A2 has the most collisions in SE14, 3,655 of 6,353 (58%), followed by the A20 (857).

Collisions in SE14 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23,6554,25719600
2ndA208571,0015113
3rdA202472579880
4thB207163188022
5thB214298125110
6thB222787102020
7thB218748309
8thA2214283405
9thA22094401

Council areas covering SE14

Collisions in SE14 were recorded in 2 council areas. Lewisham has 6,150 of 6,353 (97%).

Collisions in SE14 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLewisham6,1507,21241972
2ndSouthwark202222028

Towns in SE14

Collisions in SE14 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Lewisham (6,317) and Southwark (27).