These are the roads in Lewisham where drivers had to wait the longest in 2023.

Data recorded from the years of 2019 to 2023 revealed the roads in the UK with the longest and shortest wait times calculated by seconds per vehicle mile, equating the seconds a motorist was held up for each mile travelled.

The road with the longest wait times for motorists in Lewisham was the A2, spanning between London and Dover, which had an average wait time of 222.6 seconds per vehicle mile.

This was followed by the A2210 running between Deptford and Lewisham, with 214.9 seconds per vehicle mile, and the A2216 running between Denmark Hill and Sydenham, with an average of 168.5 seconds per vehicle mile.

The road with the lowest wait times on the list was the A2015 running between Catford and Beckenham, where drivers waited an average of 51.7 seconds per vehicle mile.

Here’s the full list:

  • A2 = 222.6 seconds per vehicle mile
  • A2210 = 214.9 seconds per vehicle mile
  • A2216 = 168.5 seconds per vehicle mile
  • A21 = 164.6 seconds per vehicle mile
  • A2212 = 158.8 seconds per vehicle mile
  • A20 = 152.6 seconds per vehicle mile
  • A205 = 152.6 seconds per vehicle mile
  • A200 = 152.5 seconds per vehicle mile
  • A212 = 137.7 seconds per vehicle mile
  • A2218 = 101.4 seconds per vehicle mile
  • A2015 = 51.7 seconds per vehicle mile