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SE17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,267 road traffic collisions in the SE17 postcode district, Southwark, from 1982 to 2025, and 4,841 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 601 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 62 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (61).

Collisions since 1982
4,267
784th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,841
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
18 people killed
Serious collisions
601
631 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
62
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
65
Up 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SE17

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal180.4%
  • Serious60114%
  • Slight3,64885%

What the data shows

  • SE17 had 696 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 5% fewer than the 736 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in SE17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 648 children under 16 were killed or injured in SE17, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 19% of collisions in SE17.

Where SE17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
784th
Most casualties
1,046th
Most fatal collisions
2,215th
Most serious collisions
1,210th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday581 (14%)
  • Tuesday651 (15%)
  • Wednesday638 (15%)
  • Thursday655 (15%)
  • Friday681 (16%)
  • Saturday602 (14%)
  • Sunday459 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,100 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,123 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,676 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway376 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road156 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded45 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph456 (11%)
  • 30 mph3,803 (89%)
  • 40 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,617 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds478 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (under 0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other58 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded46 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian1,403 (29%)
  • Car occupant1,212 (25%)
  • Cyclist833 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist807 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant455 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant64 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SE17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SE17, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in SE17 peaked at 156 in 1985; 2025 had 62.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 62
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256265
20246164
20236470
20227277
20215868
20205052
201988105
20189197
20177380
20167784
20157180
20147576
20135963
20127080
20118095
20107586
20097185
20088186
20076478
200690105
20057693
20048692
2003115129
2002111124
2001109123
200092108
1999123151
1998110124
199793111
19968592
1995102113
1994108124
1993113128
1992140163
1991112128
1990154178
1989148163
1988135154
1987107121
1986140155
1985156175
1984125140
1983147166
1982148190

Map of recent crashes in SE17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SE17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SE17

The 24 most recent collisions in SE17 happened between 10 September and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SE17

The A215 has the most collisions in SE17, 1,736 of 4,267 (41%), followed by the A2 (236).

Collisions in SE17 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2151,7361,9605211
2ndA2236269035
3rdA201162192232
4thB214145175227
5thA397115214
6thB240475004
7thA32044400
8thB2033300

Council areas covering SE17

Collisions in SE17 were recorded in 2 council areas. Southwark has 4,255 of 4,267 (99.7%).

Collisions in SE17 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouthwark4,2554,82918601
2ndLambeth9900

Town in SE17

Of the 4,267 collisions in SE17, 4,243 (99%) were in Southwark.