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Greenwich road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 37,416 road traffic collisions in Greenwich from 1979 to 2025, and 45,646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 323 were fatal and 5,530 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 524 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (528).

Collisions since 1979
37,416
33rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
45,646
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
323
341 people killed
Serious collisions
5,530
6,084 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
524
Down 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
604
Down 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Greenwich

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal3230.9%
  • Serious5,53015%
  • Slight31,56384%

What the data shows

  • Greenwich had 5,896 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 4% fewer than the 6,150 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Greenwich were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 5,866 children under 16 were killed or injured in Greenwich, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in Greenwich.

Where Greenwich ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
33rd
Most casualties
35th
Most fatal collisions
31st
Most serious collisions
37th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,336 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,650 (15%)
  • Wednesday5,556 (15%)
  • Thursday5,578 (15%)
  • Friday6,218 (17%)
  • Saturday5,133 (14%)
  • Sunday3,945 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight26,613 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10,324 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown275 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit154 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway26,520 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway7,262 (19%)
  • Roundabout1,809 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1,350 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded475 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1,322 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph32,410 (87%)
  • 40 mph1,795 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1,365 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph436 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph82 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds30,835 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,643 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds339 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds246 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist122 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds104 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (under 0.1%)
  • Other625 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded489 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant21,698 (48%)
  • Pedestrian8,747 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist7,062 (15%)
  • Cyclist3,308 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,778 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant1,189 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant351 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)216 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant145 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant91 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Greenwich road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Greenwich, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Greenwich peaked at 1,362 in 1982; 2025 had 524.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 524
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025524604
2024528634
2023562674
2022577679
2021614722
2020557652
2019664809
2018627768
2017707866
2016536668
2015571691
2014558676
2013506616
2012571697
2011668830
2010616750
2009636779
2008685823
2007663845
2006676809
2005715837
2004786948
20039081,114
20029441,170
20011,0051,277
20009721,220
19999401,173
19989131,127
19979451,142
19969901,172
19951,0031,222
19941,0131,252
19939561,125
19921,1031,363
19911,0941,352
19901,2101,454
19891,2221,470
19881,1311,394
19871,1971,451
19861,2131,506
19851,2501,537
19841,3001,573
19831,1951,478
19821,3621,694
198111
198000
197922

Map of recent crashes in Greenwich

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Greenwich

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Greenwich

The 24 most recent collisions in Greenwich happened between 10 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Greenwich

The A206 has the most collisions in Greenwich, 7,021 of 37,416 (19%), followed by the A2 (2,789).

Collisions in Greenwich on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2067,0218,47458985
2ndA22,7893,53729449
3rdA2052,4272,95615346
4thA202,0352,61523280
5thA2101,6972,05120234
6thB2101,6041,92822243
7thA1021,4101,83914179
8thA2071,3261,55812218
9thA2088871,06910131
10thA2213613772997
11thA200601684499
12thA211472568683
13thA2016413582358
14thA209367449256
15thA102(M)330436449
16thB212294342352
17thA2211286321240
18thA2052284329350
19thB263269356139
20thB213258324346
21stA2041228283240
22ndA2203180219127
23rdB2214132162117
24thB211707805
25thB208475609
26thB216384118
27thA2204353712
28thB209293002
29thA2212283114

Council areas covering Greenwich

Collisions in Greenwich were recorded in 6 council areas. Greenwich has 36,778 of 37,416 (98%).

Collisions in Greenwich by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stGreenwich36,77844,9033185,421
2ndLewisham501577580
3rdBexley98120024
4thBromley232804
5thHavering3301
6thTower Hamlets3400

Postcode districts in Greenwich

Collisions in Greenwich were recorded in 13 postcode districts, led by SE18 (10,709) and SE9 (8,036).