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A221 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 621 collisions on the A221 from 1979 to 2025, with 805 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 103 were serious.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions on the A221, up 50% from 4 in 2024, with 10 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
621
1,648th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
805
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
103
112 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
Up 50% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
Up 150% on 2024

Crash severity on the A221

None of the 621 collisions on the A221 were fatal, and 17% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious10317%
  • Slight51883%

Where the A221 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,648th
Most casualties
1,716th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
1,865th

A221 accidents by year

Collisions on the A221 peaked at 21 in 1985 and were down to 6 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A221, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025610
202444
2023912
202289
2021916
20201519
201977
20181217
20171116
20161423
2015813
20141418
20131012
20121520
20111113
20101421
20091518
20081824
200779
20061112
20051520
20041317
20031518
2002911
20011113
20001620
19991317
19981314
19971822
19961522
19951518
19941722
19931519
19921419
19911424
19901415
19891315
1988713
19871516
19861622
19852125
19841822
19831822
19821723
19811619
19802025
19791519

When crashes happen on the A221

Tuesday has the most collisions on the A221 (105), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (157).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (13%)
  • Tuesday105 (17%)
  • Wednesday86 (14%)
  • Thursday75 (12%)
  • Friday93 (15%)
  • Saturday96 (15%)
  • Sunday86 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am28 (4.5%)
  • 3am to 6am12 (1.9%)
  • 6am to 9am81 (13%)
  • 9am to noon89 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm101 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm157 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm101 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight52 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.9%)
  • February38 (6.1%)
  • March53 (8.5%)
  • April52 (8.4%)
  • May46 (7.4%)
  • June40 (6.4%)
  • July61 (9.8%)
  • August58 (9.3%)
  • September59 (9.5%)
  • October55 (8.9%)
  • November62 (10%)
  • December48 (7.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight451 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A221 crashes

On the A221, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 69% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph611 (98%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Other54 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry431 (69%)
  • Wet or damp176 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (67%)
  • Roundabout85 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded31 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A221 crashes

Car occupants make up 65% of the people killed or injured on the A221, followed by motorcyclists (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant524 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (16%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist42 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Other11 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car889 (77%)
  • Motorcycle129 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20132 (16%)
  • 21 to 25106 (13%)
  • 26 to 35176 (22%)
  • 36 to 45102 (13%)
  • 46 to 5586 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.1%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider552 (69%)
  • Passenger182 (23%)
  • Pedestrian71 (8.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A221

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A221

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A221 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A221 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bexley has the most, with 613, followed by Southwark (4).

Collisions on the A221 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBexley6137940102
2ndSouthwark4501

A221 crashes by town

Collisions on the A221 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Bexley (564) and Southwark (4).

Recent crashes on the A221

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A221, from 3 June 2022 to 17 November 2025.

Severity