The A202: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 153 people were killed or seriously injured in 149 collisions on the A202, making it the 69th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
149
serious or fatal collisions
153
people killed or seriously injured
2
collisions that took a life
#69
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A202 carries 757 recorded injury collisions over the period, 149 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Southwark, Lambeth, Westminster, with 1 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are less likely than average to be fatal (1% against 7%), typical of lower-speed urban sections. Most collisions were recorded on 20 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2024 with 40 serious collisions, and the count is up 3% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A202
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Southwark85 KSI
- Lambeth36 KSI
- Westminster23 KSI
- Lewisham5 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A202
2025: 30 (down 25% on the year before) · peak 40 in 2024 · +3.4% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A202
How many accidents happen on the A202?
Police recorded 757 injury collisions on the A202 over 2021–2025, of which 149 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 153 people killed or seriously injured, including 2 fatal collisions.
Is the A202 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 69 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 63 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A202 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Southwark, Lambeth, Westminster. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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