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Merton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 29,173 road traffic collisions in Merton from 1979 to 2025, and 34,680 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 237 were fatal and 4,516 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 421 collisions, up 6% on 2024 (399), and casualties rose from 451 to 488.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
29,173
99th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34,680
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
237
0.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
421
Up 6% on 2024

Crash severity in Merton

0.8% of collisions in Merton from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2370.8%
  • Serious4,51615%
  • Slight24,42084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2420.7%
  • Serious4,85614%
  • Slight29,58285%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. In 2025 there were 421, up 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 421
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025421488
2024399451
2023433488
2022411455
2021449511
2020453498
2019477562
2018498599
2017494597
2016515623
2015497601
2014510617
2013437513
2012449536
2011403513
2010387458
2009386475
2008431521
2007435540
2006422513
2005467559
2004497590
2003593722
2002661812
2001667785
2000696838
1999701837
1998695826
1997701821
1996716857
1995646784
1994706849
1993764893
1992780903
1991717840
19908781,038
1989852984
1988773886
1987799939
1986795969
1985831992
19848451,011
19838481,007
19828641,052
19819081,068
19809171,106
19799491,153

When and where crashes happen in Merton

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,119 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,349 (15%)
  • Wednesday4,587 (16%)
  • Thursday4,485 (15%)
  • Friday4,847 (17%)
  • Saturday3,927 (13%)
  • Sunday2,859 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,003 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59405 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,175 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,077 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595,064 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,673 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,941 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,835 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,377 (8.1%)
  • February2,194 (7.5%)
  • March2,459 (8.4%)
  • April2,311 (7.9%)
  • May2,384 (8.2%)
  • June2,470 (8.5%)
  • July2,555 (8.8%)
  • August2,238 (7.7%)
  • September2,459 (8.4%)
  • October2,754 (9.4%)
  • November2,740 (9.4%)
  • December2,232 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight20,850 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,824 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown396 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit60 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds21,277 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,635 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds209 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds147 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds98 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist86 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (under 0.1%)
  • Other2,732 (9.4%)
  • Not recorded981 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry22,038 (76%)
  • Wet or damp6,596 (23%)
  • Frost or ice215 (0.7%)
  • Snow123 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel5 (under 0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded195 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2,039 (7%)
  • 30 mph25,854 (89%)
  • 40 mph1,009 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph95 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph20 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph154 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21,886 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway2,963 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road1,288 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout1,077 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1,959 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Merton

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant14,769 (43%)
  • Pedestrian6,780 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist6,320 (18%)
  • Cyclist4,134 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,344 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant791 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant261 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)99 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant90 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant40 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5728 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 101,287 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 151,893 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 204,603 (13%)
  • 21 to 254,590 (13%)
  • 26 to 357,361 (21%)
  • 36 to 454,764 (14%)
  • 46 to 553,240 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 652,135 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 751,276 (3.7%)
  • Over 751,038 (3%)
  • Not recorded1,765 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider21,112 (61%)
  • Passenger6,788 (20%)
  • Pedestrian6,780 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car34,260 (66%)
  • Motorcycle6,771 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle4,221 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,065 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach1,752 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes837 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car530 (1%)
  • Other vehicle313 (0.6%)
  • Minibus78 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)41 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Merton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Merton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Merton ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 99th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
96thTrafford29,67439,1293803,535
97thBarking and Dagenham29,56637,4232833,884
98thRichmond upon Thames29,30034,1082294,911
99thMerton (this area)29,17334,6802374,516
100thHighland28,65143,4331,1958,901
101stPreston28,41439,2643145,156
102ndHarrow27,98934,0122504,266

Accident hotspots in Merton

Abbey, Merton, SW19 2NP area is the busiest accident hotspot in Merton, with 1,435 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes

The A24 had the most collisions in Merton from 1979 to 2025: 3,080, including 27 fatal and 461 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA243,0803,62727461
2ndA2172,9553,55824456
3rdA2192,4542,81713373
4thA2382,2152,58421318
5thA2361,7882,23214282
6thB2351,1371,3049167
7thA2181,0851,2718177
8thA2398491,0065117
9thB2727589507139
10thA29766086914112
11thB279598716897
12thA298585786994
13thA216569685597
14thA3512658984
15thB286496579576
16thB282455518658
17thA237354445448
18thB281262294149
19thB285221245127
20thB278105124021

Towns in Merton

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 23,948.

Postcode districts in Merton

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton from 1979 to 2025: 9,894.

Latest crashes in Merton

Of the latest 24 crashes in Merton, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

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