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Merton road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 845 road traffic collisions in Merton in 1984, and 1,011 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1983 (848), and casualties rose from 1,007.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 29,173 collisions in Merton.

Collisions in 1984
845
Level with 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,011
Level with 1983
Fatal collisions
12
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 1984

1.4% of collisions in Merton in 1984 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious14117%
  • Slight69282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious15515%
  • Slight84483%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 845, level with 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 in 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (14%)
  • Tuesday127 (15%)
  • Wednesday139 (16%)
  • Thursday151 (18%)
  • Friday132 (16%)
  • Saturday103 (12%)
  • Sunday76 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (7.7%)
  • February53 (6.3%)
  • March72 (8.5%)
  • April67 (7.9%)
  • May86 (10%)
  • June88 (10%)
  • July63 (7.5%)
  • August61 (7.2%)
  • September69 (8.2%)
  • October61 (7.2%)
  • November91 (11%)
  • December69 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight613 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit232 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds704 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry605 (72%)
  • Wet or damp229 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph806 (95%)
  • 40 mph32 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway729 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant378 (37%)
  • Pedestrian241 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist185 (18%)
  • Cyclist122 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1071 (7%)
  • 11 to 1584 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20195 (19%)
  • 21 to 25143 (14%)
  • 26 to 35156 (15%)
  • 36 to 4596 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5570 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded53 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider574 (57%)
  • Pedestrian241 (24%)
  • Passenger196 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car969 (66%)
  • Motorcycle194 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Merton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Merton ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 95th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
95th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 1984

The A24 had the most collisions in Merton in 1984: 99, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2499116019
2ndA21986102410
3rdA2177684214
4thA2385565110
5thA2365064110
6thA239384908
7thB2353742010
8thB272283205
9thB282202202
10thA297182023
11thB279182402
12thB286181914
13thA218172002
14thA298162003
15thA216121401
16thA391410
17thB2817701
18thB2855701
19thA2374500
20thB2781100

Towns in Merton: crashes in 1984

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 761.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 1984

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 1984: 322.

Latest crashes in Merton in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 1984, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years