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B225 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 collisions on the B225 from 1979 to 2018, with 565 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 89 serious, and 6 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the B225 was on 13 May 2018.

Collisions since 1979
434
2,173rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
565
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
89
104 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
13 May 2018
Busiest year
1986
52 collisions

Crash severity on the B225

On the B225, 1.4% of collisions were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2018

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious8921%
  • Slight33978%

Where the B225 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,173rd
Most casualties
2,232nd
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
2,105th

B225 accidents by year

Collisions on the B225 peaked at 52 in 1986, and none have been recorded since 2018.

Collisions and casualties on the B225, 1979 to 2018

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201811
201700
201600
201500
201400
201300
201200
201100
201000
200900
200800
200700
200611
200523
200400
200300
200200
200100
200000
199900
199800
199700
199600
199500
199433
199300
199200
199100
19902837
19892732
19883349
19874969
19865271
19853234
19845062
19833442
19821825
19813348
19804152
19793036

When crashes happen on the B225

Friday has the most collisions on the B225 (77), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (88).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (12%)
  • Friday77 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am15 (3.5%)
  • 3am to 6am7 (1.6%)
  • 6am to 9am49 (11%)
  • 9am to noon74 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm65 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm88 (20%)
  • 6pm to 9pm60 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight76 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.8%)
  • February38 (8.8%)
  • March41 (9.4%)
  • April27 (6.2%)
  • May41 (9.4%)
  • June42 (9.7%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August29 (6.7%)
  • September32 (7.4%)
  • October30 (6.9%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December28 (6.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight287 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit147 (34%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B225 crashes

On the B225, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 63% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph430 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (58%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other83 (19%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (63%)
  • Wet or damp153 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded52 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B225 crashes

Car occupants make up 55% of the people killed or injured on the B225, followed by motorcyclists (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (15%)
  • Pedestrian86 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (73%)
  • Motorcycle96 (12%)
  • Bus or coach38 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2094 (17%)
  • 21 to 25104 (18%)
  • 26 to 35108 (19%)
  • 36 to 4569 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.7%)
  • Over 7519 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded42 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (55%)
  • Passenger168 (30%)
  • Pedestrian86 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B225

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B225

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B225 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B225 were recorded in 3 council areas. Southwark has the most, with 283, followed by Lambeth (143) and Dartford (5).

Collisions on the B225 in each area, 1979 to 2018
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouthwark283356562
2ndLambeth143198125
3rdDartford5801

B225 crashes by town

Of the 434 collisions on the B225, 278 were in the built-up area of Southwark.

Latest recorded crashes on the B225

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B225, from 2 June 1990 to 13 May 2018.

Severity