Official DfT STATS19 Data
Southwark Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Southwark from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 4,839 collisions, ranked #9 of 350 UK local authorities.
4,839
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
17
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
933
Serious
hospital-level injuries
5,349
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 924 | 5 | 199 | 720 | 1,001 |
| 2024 | 875 | 3 | 212 | 660 | 964 |
| 2023 | 1,026 | 2 | 192 | 832 | 1,127 |
| 2022 | 1,026 | 3 | 165 | 858 | 1,144 |
| 2021 | 988 | 4 | 165 | 819 | 1,113 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Southwark
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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Other UK Areas
See Southwark on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Southwark — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Southwark?
Southwark recorded 4,839 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 17 fatal and 933 serious collisions, with 5,349 total casualties. It ranks #9 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Southwark accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.