Crap Towns / Greenwich / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Greenwich?
There were 3.5 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Greenwich from 2021 to 2025, 46% higher than the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 3.4, up from 3.2 in 2021.
They built a new tunnel under the Thames and charged a toll for it. The old one's still jammed.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 4.0 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| City of London | 11.2 km | 61.0 |
| Southwark | 9.0 km | 6.3 |
| Tower Hamlets | 7.8 km | 5.1 |
| Hackney | 12.0 km | 5.0 |
| Lewisham | 6.0 km | 4.0 |
| Greenwich | – | 3.5 |
| Newham | 6.0 km | 3.3 |
| Bromley | 11.4 km | 3.2 |
| Bexley | 6.2 km | 3.0 |
| Swanley | 11.6 km | 2.9 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 9.4 km | 2.6 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |