Skip to main content
CrashStats

Merton road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 780 road traffic collisions in Merton in 1992, and 903 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1991 (717), and casualties rose from 840.

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

Collisions in 1992
780
Up 9% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
903
Up 8% on 1991
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 1992

0.6% of collisions in Merton in 1992 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious14619%
  • Slight62981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious15617%
  • Slight74282%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 1992 is highlighted, with 780, up 9% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992: 780
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (16%)
  • Tuesday106 (14%)
  • Wednesday114 (15%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday130 (17%)
  • Saturday110 (14%)
  • Sunday78 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59137 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (9.5%)
  • February68 (8.7%)
  • March61 (7.8%)
  • April77 (9.9%)
  • May64 (8.2%)
  • June70 (9%)
  • July65 (8.3%)
  • August62 (7.9%)
  • September60 (7.7%)
  • October66 (8.5%)
  • November67 (8.6%)
  • December46 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight549 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit231 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds649 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry583 (75%)
  • Wet or damp189 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph723 (93%)
  • 40 mph42 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway624 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant444 (49%)
  • Pedestrian177 (20%)
  • Cyclist112 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20116 (13%)
  • 21 to 25143 (16%)
  • 26 to 35190 (21%)
  • 36 to 45117 (13%)
  • 46 to 5559 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.2%)
  • Over 7531 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded51 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (59%)
  • Passenger196 (22%)
  • Pedestrian177 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car996 (71%)
  • Motorcycle116 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 93rd most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 1992

The A217 had the most collisions in Merton in 1992: 91, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21791106114
2ndA21981100115
3rdA247681114
4thA238495807
5thA2364556012
6thB235404307
7thA218293307
8thA3233018
9thA239212504
10thA216192105
11thA297192405
12thB272182303
13thA298152201
14thB281141402
15thB285131302
16thB282121603
17thB279111102
18thB286111300
19thA2375510
20thB2783300

Towns in Merton: crashes in 1992

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 713.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 1992

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 1992: 316.

Latest crashes in Merton in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 1992, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years