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SE27 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,789 road traffic collisions in the SE27 postcode district, Lambeth, from 1982 to 2025, and 3,256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 411 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 45 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (46).

Collisions since 1982
2,789
1,398th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,256
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
22
23 people killed
Serious collisions
411
446 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
45
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
61
Up 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SE27

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal220.8%
  • Serious41115%
  • Slight2,35684%

What the data shows

  • SE27 had 492 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 481 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in SE27 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 399 children under 16 were killed or injured in SE27, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 21% of collisions in SE27.

Where SE27 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,398th
Most casualties
1,573rd
Most fatal collisions
2,104th
Most serious collisions
1,730th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday391 (14%)
  • Tuesday435 (16%)
  • Wednesday402 (14%)
  • Thursday414 (15%)
  • Friday411 (15%)
  • Saturday394 (14%)
  • Sunday342 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,923 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit825 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,290 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road356 (13%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded53 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph270 (9.7%)
  • 30 mph2,517 (90%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,292 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds344 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other38 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded65 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,265 (39%)
  • Pedestrian832 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist584 (18%)
  • Cyclist262 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant211 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant51 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SE27 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SE27, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in SE27 peaked at 107 in 1987; 2025 had 45.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254561
20244649
20234853
20225568
20214244
20204549
20194349
20185261
20176473
20165256
20156074
20144954
20134859
20124864
20113641
20105361
20094150
20085964
20074251
20064550
20054755
20045256
20035678
20025768
20017483
20007493
199986109
19986481
19977484
19966372
19957893
19947696
19938695
19927690
19918188
199086107
19896876
19887792
1987107125
19868999
19856981
19847987
19839499
1982103118

Map of recent crashes in SE27

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SE27

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SE27

The 24 most recent collisions in SE27 happened between 12 May and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SE27

The A215 has the most collisions in SE27, 1,469 of 2,789 (53%), followed by the B232 (323).

Collisions in SE27 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2151,4691,70710209
2ndB232323403155
3rdA205161195226
4thA2199142402
5thB22591001
6thA2144511

Council areas covering SE27

Collisions in SE27 were recorded in 2 council areas. Lambeth has 2,758 of 2,789 (99%).

Collisions in SE27 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLambeth2,7583,21422406
2ndSouthwark314205

Towns in SE27

Collisions in SE27 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Lambeth (2,754) and Southwark (23).