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B216 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 509 collisions on the B216 from 1979 to 2025, with 655 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 101 serious, and 1 person was killed.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions on the B216, up 200% from 2 in 2024, with 6 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
509
1,941st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
655
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
101
117 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
Up 200% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
Up 200% on 2024

Crash severity on the B216

On the B216, 0.2% of collisions were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious10120%
  • Slight40780%

Where the B216 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,941st
Most casualties
2,013th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
1,898th

B216 accidents by year

Collisions on the B216 peaked at 34 in 1992 and were down to 6 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B216, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202566
202422
202356
202288
202133
202033
201922
201822
201777
201646
201533
201468
201335
201244
201144
2010711
200922
200833
200755
2006810
200544
200433
200388
2002912
20011011
20001116
19991114
19982533
19971820
19961721
19951619
19941627
19931219
19923441
19912735
19902741
19892126
19881726
19872228
19861315
19851527
19841725
198399
19821213
19811114
19802127
19791621

When crashes happen on the B216

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B216 (83), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (139).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (16%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday73 (14%)
  • Saturday83 (16%)
  • Sunday63 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am15 (2.9%)
  • 3am to 6am7 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am46 (9%)
  • 9am to noon79 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm90 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm139 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm83 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight50 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.4%)
  • February37 (7.3%)
  • March49 (9.6%)
  • April37 (7.3%)
  • May45 (8.8%)
  • June50 (9.8%)
  • July47 (9.2%)
  • August33 (6.5%)
  • September40 (7.9%)
  • October46 (9%)
  • November36 (7.1%)
  • December46 (9%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight371 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B216 crashes

On the B216, 93% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 72% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph34 (6.7%)
  • 30 mph475 (93%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other53 (10%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (72%)
  • Wet or damp140 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway451 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded41 (8.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B216 crashes

Car occupants make up 50% of the people killed or injured on the B216, followed by pedestrians (22%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (50%)
  • Pedestrian144 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car634 (72%)
  • Motorcycle93 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach40 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (5.3%)
  • 6 to 1059 (9%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6%)
  • 16 to 2069 (11%)
  • 21 to 2582 (13%)
  • 26 to 35143 (22%)
  • 36 to 4581 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (45%)
  • Passenger217 (33%)
  • Pedestrian144 (22%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B216

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B216

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B216 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B216 were recorded in 2 council areas. Southwark has the most, with 466, followed by Greenwich (40).

Collisions on the B216 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouthwark466608092
2ndGreenwich404319

B216 crashes by town

Collisions on the B216 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Southwark (420) and Greenwich (38).

Recent crashes on the B216

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B216, from 16 September 2020 to 1 December 2025.

Severity