Skip to main content
CrashStats

B214 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 737 collisions on the B214 from 1979 to 2025, with 893 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 113 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the B214, down 64% from 11 in 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
737
1,442nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
893
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
113
120 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Down 64% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Down 67% on 2024

Crash severity on the B214

On the B214, 0.5% of collisions were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious11315%
  • Slight62084%

Where the B214 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,442nd
Most casualties
1,568th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
1,716th

B214 accidents by year

Collisions on the B214 peaked at 30 in 1980 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B214, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
20241112
20231822
2022910
20211415
20201214
20191317
20181920
20172025
20161216
20151011
20141112
2013911
20121315
201178
201099
20091014
20081113
20071011
20061313
20051516
20041720
20031622
20021821
20012329
20001419
19991423
19982126
19971524
19961521
19951416
19941819
19931521
19922132
19912529
19902230
19892230
19881822
19871520
19862930
19851719
19841720
19831818
19821820
19811923
19803033
19791618

When crashes happen on the B214

Friday has the most collisions on the B214 (124), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (201).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (13%)
  • Tuesday118 (16%)
  • Wednesday93 (13%)
  • Thursday122 (17%)
  • Friday124 (17%)
  • Saturday92 (12%)
  • Sunday92 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am29 (3.9%)
  • 3am to 6am17 (2.3%)
  • 6am to 9am76 (10%)
  • 9am to noon81 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm119 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm201 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm142 (19%)
  • 9pm to midnight72 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (7.2%)
  • February55 (7.5%)
  • March46 (6.2%)
  • April64 (8.7%)
  • May70 (9.5%)
  • June69 (9.4%)
  • July50 (6.8%)
  • August74 (10%)
  • September56 (7.6%)
  • October68 (9.2%)
  • November60 (8.1%)
  • December72 (9.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight516 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit214 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B214 crashes

On the B214, 87% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 72% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph91 (12%)
  • 30 mph641 (87%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds511 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other69 (9.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry534 (72%)
  • Wet or damp192 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway593 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded48 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B214 crashes

Car occupants make up 51% of the people killed or injured on the B214, followed by motorcyclists (17%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (17%)
  • Pedestrian139 (16%)
  • Cyclist91 (10%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.4%)
  • Other14 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car906 (67%)
  • Motorcycle163 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach29 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.3%)
  • Other13 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1045 (5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4%)
  • 16 to 20120 (13%)
  • 21 to 25125 (14%)
  • 26 to 35212 (24%)
  • 36 to 45137 (15%)
  • 46 to 5579 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (1.7%)
  • Over 756 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded42 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider555 (62%)
  • Passenger199 (22%)
  • Pedestrian139 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B214

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B214

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B214 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B214 were recorded in 2 council areas. Southwark has the most, with 729, followed by Wandsworth (3).

Collisions on the B214 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouthwark7298854111
2ndWandsworth3301

B214 crashes by town

Of the 737 collisions on the B214, 668 were in the built-up area of Southwark.

Recent crashes on the B214

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B214, from 23 August 2023 to 3 November 2025.

Severity