Blackheath road traffic accidents
Blackheath recorded 571 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2024, involving 725 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 86 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2024 were up 29% on 2023.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 86
- Casualties
- 725
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 86
- Casualties
- 725
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Blackheath
Roads in Blackheath
Postcode districts in Blackheath
Accidents in Blackheath
Road collision statistics for Blackheath
Collisions recorded
571
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
725
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
86
15.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Blackheath
Collisions in Blackheath are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19.8% of the total), with 28.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
86.9% of recorded collisions in Blackheath happen on a single carriageway. Around 24.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Blackheath have produced 725 casualties. Pedestrians account for 21.7% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 50 collisions, Monday 93 collisions, Tuesday 84 collisions, Wednesday 71 collisions, Thursday 68 collisions, Friday 113 collisions, Saturday 92 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 407 collisions, Darkness 164 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 496 collisions, Roundabout 36 collisions, One way street 16 collisions, Dual carriageway 16 collisions, Other 7 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 559 collisions, 60 mph 1 collisions, 70 mph 9 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 433 collisions, Raining no high winds 83 collisions, Other 25 collisions, Unknown 16 collisions, Snowing no high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 400 casualties, Passenger 168 casualties, Pedestrian 157 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Blackheath
How many road accidents have there been in Blackheath?
571 collisions have been recorded in Blackheath in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2024, involving 725 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Blackheath were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 86 were serious — 15.9% of all recorded collisions in Blackheath resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Blackheath?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Blackheath, accounting for 19.8% of them, and 28.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Blackheath happen on?
86.9% of collisions in Blackheath are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Blackheath?
Pedestrians make up 21.7% of the 725 casualties recorded in Blackheath.
Is road safety in Blackheath getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Blackheath rose 29% in 2024 compared with 2023. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Blackheath come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Blackheath cover 1999 to 2024.