The A205: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 271 people were killed or seriously injured in 262 collisions on the A205, making it the 28th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
262
serious or fatal collisions
271
people killed or seriously injured
5
collisions that took a life
#28
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A205 carries 1,348 recorded injury collisions over the period, 262 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Lambeth, Lewisham, Richmond upon Thames, with 3 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are less likely than average to be fatal (2% against 7%), typical of lower-speed urban sections. Most collisions were recorded on 30 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2025 with 63 serious collisions, and the count is up 31% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A205
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
- Lambeth68 KSI
- Lewisham60 KSI
- Richmond upon Thames51 KSI
- Greenwich37 KSI
- Wandsworth35 KSI
- Southwark8 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A205
2025: 63 (up 21.2% on the year before) · peak 63 in 2025 · +31.3% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A205
How many accidents happen on the A205?
Police recorded 1,348 injury collisions on the A205 over 2021–2025, of which 262 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 271 people killed or seriously injured, including 5 fatal collisions.
Is the A205 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 28 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 25 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 A205 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Lambeth, Lewisham, Richmond upon Thames. 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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