Crap Towns / Lewisham / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Lewisham?
There were 4.0 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Lewisham from 2021 to 2025, 1.7 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 4.9, up from 3.6 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.6 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 4.3 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 4.9 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| City of London | 8.9 km | 61.0 |
| Southwark | 4.7 km | 6.3 |
| Lambeth | 6.8 km | 6.1 |
| Wandsworth | 11.5 km | 5.1 |
| Tower Hamlets | 7.6 km | 5.1 |
| Croydon | 11.3 km | 4.0 |
| Lewisham | – | 4.0 |
| Greenwich | 6.0 km | 3.5 |
| Newham | 9.6 km | 3.3 |
| Bromley | 9.8 km | 3.2 |
| Bexley | 11.4 km | 3.0 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |