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Lewisham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 46,368 road traffic collisions in Lewisham from 1979 to 2025, and 55,288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 306 were fatal and 6,849 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 710 collisions, level with 2024 (712).

Collisions since 1979
46,368
20th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
55,288
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
306
312 people killed
Serious collisions
6,849
7,345 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
710
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
820
Up 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Lewisham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal3060.7%
  • Serious6,84915%
  • Slight39,21385%

What the data shows

  • Lewisham had 7,715 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 4% fewer than the 8,041 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Lewisham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 6,628 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lewisham, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 22% of collisions in Lewisham.

Where Lewisham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
20th
Most casualties
19th
Most fatal collisions
33rd
Most serious collisions
21st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,632 (14%)
  • Tuesday6,801 (15%)
  • Wednesday6,931 (15%)
  • Thursday6,903 (15%)
  • Friday7,676 (17%)
  • Saturday6,454 (14%)
  • Sunday4,971 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight32,871 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12,919 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown399 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit138 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway38,365 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway4,116 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2,399 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout773 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded715 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph3,884 (8.4%)
  • 30 mph42,306 (91%)
  • 40 mph149 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph19 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds38,600 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,426 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds321 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds263 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds138 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist93 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (under 0.1%)
  • Other752 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded760 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant22,810 (41%)
  • Pedestrian11,632 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist9,401 (17%)
  • Cyclist5,615 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3,886 (7%)
  • Van occupant1,047 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant401 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant153 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)146 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant91 (0.2%)
  • Other39 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded67 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lewisham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lewisham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Lewisham peaked at 1,507 in 1982; 2025 had 710.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 710
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025710820
2024712814
2023749867
2022763892
2021720825
2020737857
2019765909
2018809979
20178901,080
20168601,030
2015863984
20149011,015
2013783905
2012811965
20118561,020
2010783924
2009811946
2008696849
2007700844
2006837985
20058831,051
20041,0011,221
20031,1181,372
20021,1601,380
20011,1991,467
20001,2091,443
19991,3011,537
19981,2731,592
19971,3231,595
19961,2091,467
19951,2251,451
19941,2931,589
19931,2951,546
19921,2931,565
19911,3341,509
19901,3511,585
19891,3981,678
19881,3161,562
19871,2441,516
19861,3561,602
19851,4101,693
19841,4641,749
19831,4471,736
19821,5071,868
198123
198000
197911

Map of recent crashes in Lewisham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lewisham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lewisham

The 24 most recent collisions in Lewisham happened between 18 December and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Lewisham

The A21 has the most collisions in Lewisham, 6,814 of 46,368 (15%), followed by the A205 (4,479).

Collisions in Lewisham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA216,8148,20245945
2ndA2054,4795,46933590
3rdA204,4425,16031577
4thA24,1994,87821678
5thA2122,3612,89122337
6thB2181,8802,25314310
7thA2001,7041,94812284
8thA22121,2911,5478205
9thA22188471,0706120
10thA2216619725384
11thA202522647984
12thB236477538254
13thA2209426502562
14thB227412487471
15thA2210343416249
16thB207340392051
17thB238314374245
18thA2211309350246
19thB226292375046
20thB2142270324229
21stB220255299241
22ndA2015199270031
23rdB212178201123
24thA2214141155020
25thB206123146019
26thB222788104020
27thA213262704
28thA234232501
29thA2208171903
30thA2184600

Council areas covering Lewisham

Collisions in Lewisham were recorded in 6 council areas. Lewisham has 45,636 of 46,368 (98%).

Collisions in Lewisham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stLewisham45,63654,4183006,733
2ndSouthwark586699599
3rdGreenwich99116013
4thBromley333903
5thLambeth6701
6thHavering3410

Postcode districts in Lewisham

Collisions in Lewisham were recorded in 15 postcode districts, led by SE6 (9,362) and SE13 (8,289).