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SW2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,446 road traffic collisions in the SW2 postcode district, Lambeth, from 1979 to 2025, and 11,033 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 64 were fatal and 1,436 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 110 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (106).

Collisions since 1979
9,446
64th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
11,033
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
64
71 people killed
Serious collisions
1,436
1,542 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
110
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
125
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SW2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal640.7%
  • Serious1,43615%
  • Slight7,94684%

What the data shows

  • SW2 had 1,542 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 5% fewer than the 1,624 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in SW2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,111 children under 16 were killed or injured in SW2, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 20% of collisions in SW2.

Where SW2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
64th
Most casualties
98th
Most fatal collisions
819th
Most serious collisions
109th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,338 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,421 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,361 (14%)
  • Thursday1,416 (15%)
  • Friday1,493 (16%)
  • Saturday1,319 (14%)
  • Sunday1,098 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,344 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,967 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown114 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,104 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway1,672 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road504 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout42 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded124 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph670 (7.1%)
  • 30 mph8,745 (93%)
  • 40 mph24 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,962 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,026 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds67 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds58 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other130 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded161 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,944 (36%)
  • Pedestrian2,418 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist1,977 (18%)
  • Cyclist1,430 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant903 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant161 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant115 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SW2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SW2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SW2 peaked at 328 in 1990; 2025 had 110.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 110
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025110125
2024106127
2023128133
2022154164
2021184210
2020155171
2019166183
2018162194
2017199256
2016178223
2015171200
2014221242
2013164190
2012126152
2011169191
2010150185
2009157176
2008144165
2007157185
2006165203
2005166189
2004183209
2003202228
2002229265
2001242266
2000252298
1999281333
1998275328
1997215263
1996232283
1995241293
1994265319
1993277334
1992253294
1991277318
1990328382
1989314359
1988290349
1987270311
1986307347
1985290350
1984298343
1983293341
1982298354
198100
198000
197922

Map of recent crashes in SW2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SW2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SW2

The 24 most recent collisions in SW2 happened between 18 October and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SW2

The A23 has the most collisions in SW2, 4,272 of 9,446 (45%), followed by the A204 (1,256).

Collisions in SW2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA234,2725,03132681
2ndA2041,2561,46613181
3rdA2059261,1018136
4thA22177928915126
5thB221277318437
6thA2159110709
7thA22145367010
8thB223293203

Council area for SW2

SW2 is in Lambeth, where police recorded 73,576 collisions from 1979 to 2025. SW2 accounts for 13% of them.

Town in SW2

Of the 9,446 collisions in SW2, 9,444 (100%) were in Lambeth.