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SE22 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,563 road traffic collisions in the SE22 postcode district, Southwark, from 1982 to 2025, and 5,315 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 667 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 45 collisions, down 27% on 2024 (62).

Collisions since 1982
4,563
687th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,315
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
36
38 people killed
Serious collisions
667
726 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
45
Down 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
46
Down 30% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SE22

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal360.8%
  • Serious66715%
  • Slight3,86085%

What the data shows

  • SE22 had 656 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 8% fewer than the 710 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in SE22 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 610 children under 16 were killed or injured in SE22, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in SE22.

Where SE22 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
687th
Most casualties
889th
Most fatal collisions
1,639th
Most serious collisions
1,030th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday653 (14%)
  • Tuesday634 (14%)
  • Wednesday701 (15%)
  • Thursday682 (15%)
  • Friday774 (17%)
  • Saturday636 (14%)
  • Sunday483 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,185 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,341 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,093 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway274 (6%)
  • Roundabout99 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded54 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph436 (9.6%)
  • 30 mph4,115 (90%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,704 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds645 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds43 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other64 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded53 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,147 (40%)
  • Pedestrian1,122 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist886 (17%)
  • Cyclist680 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant315 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant85 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant43 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SE22 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SE22, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in SE22 peaked at 192 in 1982; 2025 had 45.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 45
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254546
20246266
20238798
20226673
20218187
20205354
20195964
20185761
20177687
20167083
20155259
20147175
20136975
20127181
20116372
201084102
20097789
20087381
20076165
20068997
200596115
20047591
2003114131
2002115130
200192111
2000103124
1999114126
1998157191
1997132154
1996149176
1995120141
1994135160
1993143165
1992146167
1991140172
1990152188
1989144165
1988163201
1987141165
1986126168
1985147179
1984152181
1983149169
1982192230

Map of recent crashes in SE22

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SE22

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SE22

The 24 most recent collisions in SE22 happened between 6 July and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SE22

The A2216 has the most collisions in SE22, 1,819 of 4,563 (40%), followed by the A2214 (641).

Collisions in SE22 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22161,8192,10416254
2ndA22146417474100
3rdB238539621892
4thA205350421451
5thB219349408155
6thA2213401

Council areas covering SE22

Collisions in SE22 were recorded in 3 council areas. Southwark has 4,493 of 4,563 (98%).

Collisions in SE22 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouthwark4,4935,23734661
2ndLewisham677426
3rdWandsworth3400

Towns in SE22

Collisions in SE22 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Southwark (4,418) and Lewisham (35).