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Merton road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 852 road traffic collisions in Merton in 1989, and 984 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1988 (773), and casualties rose from 886.

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

Collisions in 1989
852
Up 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
984
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 1989

0.7% of collisions in Merton in 1989 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious10312%
  • Slight74387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious11111%
  • Slight86788%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 852, up 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989: 852
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (15%)
  • Tuesday146 (17%)
  • Wednesday109 (13%)
  • Thursday142 (17%)
  • Friday144 (17%)
  • Saturday106 (12%)
  • Sunday80 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (8.1%)
  • February80 (9.4%)
  • March75 (8.8%)
  • April65 (7.6%)
  • May75 (8.8%)
  • June67 (7.9%)
  • July68 (8%)
  • August64 (7.5%)
  • September58 (6.8%)
  • October98 (12%)
  • November80 (9.4%)
  • December53 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight614 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit238 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds730 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (10%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry670 (79%)
  • Wet or damp179 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph812 (95%)
  • 40 mph30 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway747 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant440 (45%)
  • Pedestrian228 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (13%)
  • Cyclist94 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20159 (16%)
  • 21 to 25168 (17%)
  • 26 to 35182 (18%)
  • 36 to 45103 (10%)
  • 46 to 5563 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.6%)
  • Over 7537 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded65 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider526 (53%)
  • Passenger230 (23%)
  • Pedestrian228 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,026 (69%)
  • Motorcycle150 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach66 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Merton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Merton ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 102nd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 1989

The A24 had the most collisions in Merton in 1989: 101, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24101123110
2ndA2178810529
3rdA219748505
4thA238515608
5thA236373705
6thB235343904
7thA218323204
8thA239273211
9thA3274012
10thA298232503
11thA216222505
12thB279192104
13thA297182002
14thB272182203
15thA237152001
16thB286131501
17thB281101002
18thB282101401
19thB2859902
20thB2781100

Towns in Merton: crashes in 1989

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 768.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 1989

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 1989: 308.

Latest crashes in Merton in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 1989, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Merton road accidents in other years