Please provide details of information held by TFL concerning pedestrian safety in Streatham High Road for the calendar years 2012 to 2016 inclusive, specifically (1) any statistics regarding the number of road traffic collisions involving pedestrians; (2) any complaints received from members of the public regarding pedestrian safety in Streatham High Road and (3) any proposals to improve pedestrian safety by reducing the speed limit or otherwise.

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TfL Ref: FOI-0108-1920

Thank you for your request received by TfL on 10^th April 2019 asking for information about pedestrian safety on Streatham High Road.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require.

Your questions are answered in turn below:

Please provide details of information held by TFL concerning pedestrian safety in Streatham High Road for the calendar years 2012 to 2016 inclusive, specifically:

(1) any statistics regarding the number of road traffic collisions involving pedestrians;

Answer: This information is published online via the ‘London Collision Map’, which can be viewed though the link here:

https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/safety-and-security/road-safety/london-collision-map

You can use the +/- tab on the map to zoom in and out of areas of interests; the slide bar beneath the map can be used to change the year; and the menu to the left can be used to filter by casualty type/severity.

In accordance with section 21 of the FOI Act, we are not obliged to supply you with a copy of the requested information as it is already accessible to you elsewhere.

(2) any complaints received from members of the public regarding pedestrian safety in Streatham High Road;

Answer: Following a request for clarification, on 11^th April you stated that “Ideally I’d like copies of the actual complaints (with personal details redacted) or a summary of the complaint, but if that creates problems with cost I’d settle for numbers.” Our Customer Services team has been able to provide data for the period 01/04/2014 to 31/03/2016 only, as before this time it is not possible to perform a keyword search on the system. Therefore to find every relevant complaint for the period in question could only be achieved at disproportionate cost. For the two years 2014/15 and 2015/16, the team searched using the words “Streatham High Road” and then reviewed all cases to ascertain if they related to “pedestrian safety”. There were 70 relevant cases in total – 37 in the financial year 2014/15 and 33 in the financial year 2015/16. Note that these cases relate to a variety of different issues, all of which can be described as relating to “pedestrian safety” in some way – including cases about the disrepair of footpaths and the pavement; the timing of lights/the green man at crossings; road traffic accidents; pavements being obstructed or blocked, including by retailers; and damaged street furniture/lights.

(3) any proposals to improve pedestrian safety by reducing the speed limit or otherwise.

There are a number of proposals which TfL is working on, or which have been implemented, covering Streatham High Road throughout its length, from the boundary with the London Borough of Croydon to the junction with Sternhold Avenue/Leigham Court Road where to the north of this point the A23 becomes Streatham Hill. Regarding speed limits, Figure 11 in the Vision Zero Action Plan, published in 2018 (http://content.tfl.gov.uk/vision-zero-action-plan.pdf) shows the entire length of the A23 Streatham High Road and Streatham Hill being reduced to 20mph by 2024. To support this, we have a scheme to reduce the Streatham Gyratory to 20mph. This covers Streatham High Road, as well as other parts of the Transport for London Rod Network (Ambleside Avenue, part of Gleneagle Road, Mitcham Lane and Tooting Bec Gardens).

In the period 2012 to 2016, the following schemes were implemented on Streatham High Road relating to pedestrians:

• Streatham High Road Phase 4a. This scheme modified the central reservation of Streatham High Road between the junction of Woodbourne Avenue to Leigham Court Road to make the pedestrian environment more permeable as part of an urban realm project and completed in 2014. It also installed trees and uplighters, and some benches. It followed work prior to this period on Phase 3 (Becmead Avenue to Woodbourne Avenue) completed before this period. This was substantially completed in 2014/15.

   

   

• Streatham High Road Phase 4b. This scheme was in the same geographic area as Phase 4b, but was completed on 30^th March 2016 and consisted of footway renewal as well as carriageway resurfacing including that through pedestrian crossings

   

   

• Installation of Pedestrian Countdown at Traffic Signals – at the crossing outside Streatham Station – completed 9^th April 2015

   

   

  In the period 2012 to 2016, the following schemes were in design on Streatham High Road relating to pedestrians, with implementation either beyond 2017 or forming part of our current future programme:

   

   

• St Leonard’s junction – relocation of pedestrian crossing. The main scheme was completed in March 2018, with a bus lane and inset disabled parking bay completed in November 2018. The following is a link to the consultation report for this scheme on our website:

   

   

  https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/roads/st-leonards/

   

   

  This superseded an earlier proposal for a new crossing at Streatham Green subject to an engagement in November 2015

   

   

• Streatham High Road safety scheme (Sunnyhill Road to Leigham Avenue). Still to go through public consultation (which is planned for 2019), with proposals centred on relocating a controlled pedestrian crossing and changes to the junction with Gracefield Gardens

   

   

• Streatham High Road collision reduction scheme (Gleneldon Road to Streatham Common North side): a proposal to provide a new controlled pedestrian crossing facility outside Tesco Stores. This has yet to go through public consultation (which is planned for 2019),

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely,

David Wells

FOI Case Officer

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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