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Merton road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 799 road traffic collisions in Merton in 1987, and 939 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1986 (795), and casualties fell from 969.

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

Collisions in 1987
799
Up 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
939
Down 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 1987

1.3% of collisions in Merton in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious18423%
  • Slight60576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious20021%
  • Slight72978%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 799, up 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 799
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (14%)
  • Tuesday114 (14%)
  • Wednesday136 (17%)
  • Thursday112 (14%)
  • Friday130 (16%)
  • Saturday110 (14%)
  • Sunday87 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.4%)
  • February54 (6.8%)
  • March61 (7.6%)
  • April56 (7%)
  • May55 (6.9%)
  • June81 (10%)
  • July77 (9.6%)
  • August65 (8.1%)
  • September71 (8.9%)
  • October82 (10%)
  • November53 (6.6%)
  • December85 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight558 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit240 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds666 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry606 (76%)
  • Wet or damp183 (23%)
  • Snow6 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph741 (93%)
  • 40 mph41 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph17 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway665 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant397 (42%)
  • Pedestrian222 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (17%)
  • Cyclist87 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1041 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1561 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20160 (17%)
  • 21 to 25147 (16%)
  • 26 to 35159 (17%)
  • 36 to 4597 (10%)
  • 46 to 5569 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6546 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.6%)
  • Over 7535 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded58 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider523 (56%)
  • Pedestrian222 (24%)
  • Passenger194 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car952 (69%)
  • Motorcycle163 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 92nd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 1987

The A217 had the most collisions in Merton in 1987: 91, including 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21791105028
2ndA2197684017
3rdA246779014
4thA2385674112
5thA2365059011
6thB2353846110
7thA218273105
8thA3242713
9thA239212505
10thB286192203
11thA298182015
12thA297162015
13thB279162015
14thA216142217
15thB272121502
16thB28591002
17thA2378902
18thB2818804
19thB2827800
20thB2785500

Towns in Merton: crashes in 1987

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 727.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 1987

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 1987: 302.

Latest crashes in Merton in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 1987, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years