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Merton road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 773 road traffic collisions in Merton in 1988, and 886 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1987 (799), and casualties fell from 939.

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

Collisions in 1988
773
Down 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
886
Down 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 1988

0.8% of collisions in Merton in 1988 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious15019%
  • Slight61780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious16118%
  • Slight71981%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 773, down 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 773
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (14%)
  • Tuesday117 (15%)
  • Wednesday120 (16%)
  • Thursday116 (15%)
  • Friday133 (17%)
  • Saturday119 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59137 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.6%)
  • February67 (8.7%)
  • March81 (10%)
  • April54 (7%)
  • May51 (6.6%)
  • June68 (8.8%)
  • July62 (8%)
  • August59 (7.6%)
  • September69 (8.9%)
  • October72 (9.3%)
  • November71 (9.2%)
  • December60 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight558 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds641 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry570 (74%)
  • Wet or damp194 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph722 (93%)
  • 40 mph33 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway648 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (45%)
  • Pedestrian205 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (17%)
  • Cyclist83 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20140 (16%)
  • 21 to 25147 (17%)
  • 26 to 35151 (17%)
  • 36 to 45104 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.6%)
  • Over 7529 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded61 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider508 (57%)
  • Pedestrian205 (23%)
  • Passenger173 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car902 (69%)
  • Motorcycle160 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Merton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Merton ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 106th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
106th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 1988

The A217 had the most collisions in Merton in 1988: 87, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2178799123
2ndA248695117
3rdA2196269016
4thA238475216
5thA236455917
6thB235303108
7thA239263215
8thA3253102
9thA218232604
10thB272222505
11thA297202504
12thA298193214
13thB279171803
14thB282151502
15thA216141803
16thB2869902
17thB2857801
18thA23761002
19thB2816703
20thB2781100

Towns in Merton: crashes in 1988

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 697.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 1988

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 1988: 281.

Latest crashes in Merton in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years