The A215: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 176 people were killed or seriously injured in 172 collisions on the A215, making it the 56th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
172
serious or fatal collisions
176
people killed or seriously injured
0
collisions that took a life
#56
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A215 carries 884 recorded injury collisions over the period, 172 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Southwark, Croydon, Lambeth. Collisions here are less likely than average to be fatal (0% against 7%), typical of lower-speed urban sections. Most collisions were recorded on 20 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2025 with 41 serious collisions, and the count is up 32% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A215
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
- Southwark75 KSI
- Croydon49 KSI
- Lambeth48 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A215
2025: 41 (up 24.2% on the year before) · peak 41 in 2025 · +32.3% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A215
How many accidents happen on the A215?
Police recorded 884 injury collisions on the A215 over 2021–2025, of which 172 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 176 people killed or seriously injured, including 0 fatal collisions.
Is the A215 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 56 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 50 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 A215 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Southwark, Croydon, Lambeth. 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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