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Lambeth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 58,971 road traffic collisions in Lambeth from 1979 to 2025, and 67,659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 386 were fatal and 9,004 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 835 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (805).

Collisions since 1979
58,971
9th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
67,659
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
386
399 people killed
Serious collisions
9,004
9,561 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
835
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
935
Up 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Lambeth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal3860.7%
  • Serious9,00415%
  • Slight49,58184%

What the data shows

  • Lambeth had 10,049 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 3% more than the 9,715 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Lambeth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 6,345 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lambeth, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 20% of collisions in Lambeth.

Where Lambeth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
9th
Most casualties
10th
Most fatal collisions
19th
Most serious collisions
10th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8,490 (14%)
  • Tuesday8,943 (15%)
  • Wednesday8,884 (15%)
  • Thursday9,178 (16%)
  • Friday9,481 (16%)
  • Saturday7,828 (13%)
  • Sunday6,167 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight40,633 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17,417 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown730 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit164 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway46,917 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway7,170 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road2,820 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout1,173 (2%)
  • Not recorded891 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph4,850 (8.2%)
  • 30 mph53,981 (92%)
  • 40 mph112 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds49,007 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,634 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds523 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds366 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds132 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist91 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds23 (under 0.1%)
  • Other835 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1,360 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant21,155 (31%)
  • Pedestrian15,507 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist13,786 (20%)
  • Cyclist10,354 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4,524 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant1,055 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant709 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant203 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)146 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant87 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded99 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lambeth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lambeth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Lambeth peaked at 1,921 in 1982; 2025 had 835.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 835
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025835935
2024805921
20239551,046
20221,0131,126
20211,0611,181
20209531,060
20191,0311,170
20181,1171,266
20171,1701,353
20161,1091,272
20151,0601,212
20141,1061,214
20131,0141,176
20129071,046
20119741,136
20109741,135
20091,0111,128
20088831,016
2007843981
20069431,073
20051,0261,163
20041,0731,239
20031,2761,478
20021,4411,665
20011,5161,674
20001,5681,805
19991,6641,910
19981,5931,832
19971,5881,893
19961,5511,760
19951,6581,954
19941,6461,926
19931,7181,982
19921,6811,941
19911,6501,908
19901,8832,189
19891,8902,131
19881,7962,084
19871,7632,041
19861,7682,024
19851,7962,086
19841,8642,153
19831,8742,139
19821,9212,231
198100
198012
197922

Map of recent crashes in Lambeth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lambeth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lambeth

The 24 most recent collisions in Lambeth happened between 17 December and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Lambeth

The A23 has the most collisions in Lambeth, 16,046 of 58,971 (27%), followed by the A3 (5,479).

Collisions in Lambeth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2316,04618,5481192,439
2ndA35,4796,12330801
3rdA30363,5623,99817600
4thA22172,7563,11617414
5thA2032,6223,03216450
6thA2052,5303,06724387
7thA2151,9712,31415277
8thB2211,4741,69014212
9thA2021,2821,53112220
10thA2041,2621,48013182
11thA3011,0431,1306157
12thA32048851,0167159
13thB2727648884104
14thA32006517251100
15thA24487554376
16thB223452522565
17thB224427485356
18thA3203395455256
19thA216335413446
20thB232320399155
21stA2214303362370
22ndA214280340143
23rdB300258286140
24thB222248299350
25thA302226243239
26thB303116130123
27thB24294118013
28thA321684104017
29thB3016373011
30thA3202303304

Council areas covering Lambeth

Collisions in Lambeth were recorded in 7 council areas. Lambeth has 58,796 of 58,971 (99.7%).

Collisions in Lambeth by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLambeth58,79667,4703868,982
2ndSouthwark95104014
3rdWandsworth343704
4thCroydon171700
5thMerton131301
6thLewisham5501
7thHavering3400

Postcode districts in Lambeth

Collisions in Lambeth were recorded in 13 postcode districts, led by SW9 (11,582) and SW2 (9,444).