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SE21 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,100 road traffic collisions in the SE21 postcode district, Southwark, from 1982 to 2025, and 3,786 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 490 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 43 collisions, up 13% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1982
3,100
1,275th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,786
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
23 people killed
Serious collisions
490
535 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
43
Up 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
Up 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SE21

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal230.7%
  • Serious49016%
  • Slight2,58783%

What the data shows

  • SE21 had 505 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% more than the 440 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in SE21 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 409 children under 16 were killed or injured in SE21, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in SE21.

Where SE21 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,275th
Most casualties
1,385th
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
1,514th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday450 (15%)
  • Tuesday465 (15%)
  • Wednesday478 (15%)
  • Thursday448 (14%)
  • Friday473 (15%)
  • Saturday400 (13%)
  • Sunday386 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,152 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit912 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,806 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (5%)
  • Roundabout71 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded34 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph272 (8.8%)
  • 30 mph2,820 (91%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,552 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds390 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other48 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded50 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,918 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist680 (18%)
  • Pedestrian471 (12%)
  • Cyclist458 (12%)
  • Van occupant85 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant83 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant50 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SE21 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SE21, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in SE21 peaked at 114 in 1990; 2025 had 43.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 43
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254352
20243841
20234452
20225257
20214855
20206472
20195175
20184957
20176782
20164963
20154244
20144659
20133337
20123839
20114655
20104248
20094448
20084348
20075263
20065462
20055867
20045872
20037482
20027080
20016066
20008092
19997589
19988398
199794126
1996102129
199594110
1994100131
199386105
199280109
199181106
1990114140
1989107141
198895119
1987107131
1986114148
1985109139
1984101126
1983105128
1982108143

Map of recent crashes in SE21

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SE21

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SE21

The 24 most recent collisions in SE21 happened between 17 May and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SE21

The A205 has the most collisions in SE21, 1,015 of 3,100 (33%), followed by the A2199 (441).

Collisions in SE21 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2051,0151,3029159
2ndA2199441533363
3rdB225174228438
4thA2214154184031

Council areas covering SE21

Collisions in SE21 were recorded in 3 council areas. Southwark has 1,804 of 3,100 (58%).

Collisions in SE21 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouthwark1,8042,15813305
2ndLambeth1,2881,62010183
3rdLewisham3300

Towns in SE21

Collisions in SE21 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Southwark (2,073) and Lambeth (919).