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A2217 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,278 collisions on the A2217 from 1979 to 2025, with 3,736 casualties. Of those crashes, 21 were fatal and 516 serious, and 25 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 44 collisions on the A2217, up 10% from 40 in 2024, with 49 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
3,278
344th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
3,736
1.14 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
25 people killed
Serious collisions
516
545 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
44
Up 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
49
Up 9% on 2024

Crash severity on the A2217

On the A2217, 0.6% of collisions were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal210.6%
  • Serious51616%
  • Slight2,74184%

Where the A2217 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
344th
Most casualties
415th
Most fatal collisions
938th
Most serious collisions
417th

A2217 accidents by year

Collisions on the A2217 peaked at 108 in 2000 and were down to 44 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A2217, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 44
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254449
20244045
20235055
20226468
20215360
20205157
20196473
20186063
20175659
20166482
20157685
20146875
20136474
20125461
20115866
20104248
20094552
20085254
20076365
20064447
20057077
20045664
20037076
20028896
200192103
2000108125
199988109
19986469
19977293
19967080
199584104
19948396
19938092
19927680
19917894
1990103118
19898992
198889100
19876680
19867991
19857990
198483102
19837582
19826875
19817494
1980104123
19797893

When crashes happen on the A2217

Friday has the most collisions on the A2217 (543), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (711).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday451 (14%)
  • Tuesday447 (14%)
  • Wednesday476 (15%)
  • Thursday474 (14%)
  • Friday543 (17%)
  • Saturday525 (16%)
  • Sunday362 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am180 (5.5%)
  • 3am to 6am80 (2.4%)
  • 6am to 9am315 (9.6%)
  • 9am to noon436 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm532 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm711 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm617 (19%)
  • 9pm to midnight407 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January256 (7.8%)
  • February260 (7.9%)
  • March240 (7.3%)
  • April267 (8.1%)
  • May266 (8.1%)
  • June261 (8%)
  • July312 (9.5%)
  • August282 (8.6%)
  • September289 (8.8%)
  • October300 (9.2%)
  • November296 (9%)
  • December249 (7.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight2,164 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,059 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown45 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A2217 crashes

On the A2217, 90% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 79% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph321 (9.8%)
  • 30 mph2,955 (90%)
  • 40 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,530 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds365 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (0.6%)
  • Other279 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded58 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,589 (79%)
  • Wet or damp635 (19%)
  • Snow14 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice13 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,910 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded202 (6.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A2217 crashes

Car occupants make up 31% of the people killed or injured on the A2217, followed by pedestrians (26%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,157 (31%)
  • Pedestrian959 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist630 (17%)
  • Cyclist619 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant268 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant44 (1.2%)
  • Other52 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car3,397 (62%)
  • Motorcycle700 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle639 (12%)
  • Bus or coach305 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes291 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car59 (1.1%)
  • Other54 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10129 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 15141 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20313 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 25551 (15%)
  • 26 to 351,052 (28%)
  • 36 to 45540 (14%)
  • 46 to 55330 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 65211 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 75121 (3.2%)
  • Over 7570 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded220 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,048 (55%)
  • Pedestrian959 (26%)
  • Passenger729 (20%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A2217

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A2217

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A2217 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A2217 were recorded in 2 council areas. Lambeth has the most, with 3,210, followed by Southwark (64).

Collisions on the A2217 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLambeth3,2103,64321508
2ndSouthwark648908

A2217 crashes by town

Collisions on the A2217 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Lambeth (2,756) and Southwark (255).

Recent crashes on the A2217

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A2217, from 19 June to 19 December 2025.

Severity