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Southwark road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 57,846 road traffic collisions in Southwark from 1980 to 2025, and 66,726 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 375 were fatal and 8,929 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 931 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (868).

Collisions since 1980
57,846
10th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
66,726
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
375
382 people killed
Serious collisions
8,929
9,484 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
931
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,012
Up 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Southwark

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal3750.6%
  • Serious8,92915%
  • Slight48,54284%

What the data shows

  • Southwark had 10,174 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 4% more than the 9,739 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Southwark were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 6,562 children under 16 were killed or injured in Southwark, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 22% of collisions in Southwark.

Where Southwark ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
10th
Most casualties
12th
Most fatal collisions
23rd
Most serious collisions
11th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8,219 (14%)
  • Tuesday8,778 (15%)
  • Wednesday8,994 (16%)
  • Thursday8,930 (15%)
  • Friday9,660 (17%)
  • Saturday7,342 (13%)
  • Sunday5,923 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight40,745 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16,333 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown412 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit292 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway45,221 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway6,466 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road3,141 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout2,134 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded884 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph6,147 (11%)
  • 30 mph51,527 (89%)
  • 40 mph115 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph35 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph18 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds47,951 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds7,362 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds499 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds337 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds128 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist81 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (under 0.1%)
  • Other756 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded712 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant21,237 (32%)
  • Pedestrian14,477 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist12,739 (19%)
  • Cyclist10,923 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4,936 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant1,136 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant715 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant202 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)139 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant94 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded91 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Southwark road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southwark, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Southwark peaked at 1,851 in 1982; 2025 had 931.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 931
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259311,012
2024868956
20231,0211,127
20221,0511,167
20211,0001,122
2020906973
20191,1141,293
20181,1571,301
20171,1191,275
20161,0071,157
20159241,037
20141,0281,130
2013886999
20129511,069
20119891,125
20109961,146
20099721,103
20081,0071,180
20079121,069
20061,0741,196
20051,0211,156
20041,1021,266
20031,4191,615
20021,4531,706
20011,5551,818
20001,5421,860
19991,6101,869
19981,6171,868
19971,5611,865
19961,4101,614
19951,5001,738
19941,4991,809
19931,5941,874
19921,6211,910
19911,6021,818
19901,8182,143
19891,8442,130
19881,7722,061
19871,6671,990
19861,6771,968
19851,7282,041
19841,7332,024
19831,7321,972
19821,8512,168
198144
198012

Map of recent crashes in Southwark

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Southwark

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Southwark

The 24 most recent collisions in Southwark happened between 15 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Southwark

The A202 has the most collisions in Southwark, 6,163 of 57,846 (11%), followed by the A215 (5,530).

Collisions in Southwark on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2026,1637,03138932
2ndA2155,5306,43942785
3rdA24,7615,51633758
4thA33,9694,47432616
5thA2013,1563,70219531
6thA2002,6462,97618455
7thA22162,0532,38118285
8thA22141,9002,2398299
9thA1001,5031,7376189
10thA22151,1721,2818164
11thA22069401,0488179
12thA32009171,0174162
13thA22089031,0462130
14thA2057939986130
15thB2157198317120
16thA3006887975104
17thB2146688154101
18thA2199571704280
19thA302542622282
20thB238534618890
21stB217425481160
22ndB216420548078
23rdA3202371399958
24thB219349408155
25thA2198337379357
26thB202316362254
27thB203305360253
28thB225278368264
29thA2217255298444
30thB300189204027

Council areas covering Southwark

Collisions in Southwark were recorded in 7 council areas. Southwark has 55,016 of 57,846 (95%).

Collisions in Southwark by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSouthwark55,01663,3503458,482
2ndLambeth2,5673,04427404
3rdLewisham187242334
4thCity of London475707
5thGreenwich6600
6thBromley4700
7thWandsworth4501

Postcode districts in Southwark

Collisions in Southwark were recorded in 18 postcode districts, led by SE1 (18,682) and SE15 (11,517).