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Merton road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 878 road traffic collisions in Merton in 1990, and 1,038 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1989 (852), and casualties rose from 984.

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

Collisions in 1990
878
Up 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,038
Up 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 1990

0.9% of collisions in Merton in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious16118%
  • Slight70981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious17817%
  • Slight85182%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 878, up 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (13%)
  • Tuesday134 (15%)
  • Wednesday143 (16%)
  • Thursday133 (15%)
  • Friday136 (15%)
  • Saturday129 (15%)
  • Sunday89 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59163 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (11%)
  • February85 (9.7%)
  • March82 (9.3%)
  • April77 (8.8%)
  • May73 (8.3%)
  • June76 (8.7%)
  • July63 (7.2%)
  • August54 (6.2%)
  • September60 (6.8%)
  • October75 (8.5%)
  • November77 (8.8%)
  • December62 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight653 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit223 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds736 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry676 (77%)
  • Wet or damp200 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph833 (95%)
  • 40 mph38 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway752 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout30 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant454 (44%)
  • Pedestrian232 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (15%)
  • Cyclist110 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1049 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1570 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20160 (15%)
  • 21 to 25145 (14%)
  • 26 to 35180 (17%)
  • 36 to 45114 (11%)
  • 46 to 5574 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6576 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.5%)
  • Over 7530 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded60 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider555 (53%)
  • Passenger251 (24%)
  • Pedestrian232 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,062 (69%)
  • Motorcycle167 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach49 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 93rd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 1990

The A24 had the most collisions in Merton in 1990: 93, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2493103115
2ndA219778318
3rdA2177588116
4thA236587019
5thA238536718
6thA239374405
7thB235374105
8thA218324109
9thA3243104
10thB2722428010
11thB279161905
12thA297152112
13thA298141511
14thA216132005
15thB282121202
16thB286101201
17thA2377800
18thB2816602
19thB2855503
20thB2782201

Towns in Merton: crashes in 1990

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 793.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 1990

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 1990: 356.

Latest crashes in Merton in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 1990, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years