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Merton road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 764 road traffic collisions in Merton in 1993, and 893 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1992 (780), and casualties fell from 903.

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

Collisions in 1993
764
Down 2% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
893
Down 1% on 1992
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 1993

0.7% of collisions in Merton in 1993 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious14018%
  • Slight61981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious15818%
  • Slight73082%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 764, down 2% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993: 764
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (13%)
  • Tuesday129 (17%)
  • Wednesday121 (16%)
  • Thursday135 (18%)
  • Friday115 (15%)
  • Saturday94 (12%)
  • Sunday70 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.1%)
  • February57 (7.5%)
  • March67 (8.8%)
  • April52 (6.8%)
  • May60 (7.9%)
  • June55 (7.2%)
  • July64 (8.4%)
  • August67 (8.8%)
  • September72 (9.4%)
  • October73 (9.6%)
  • November75 (9.8%)
  • December68 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight556 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit208 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds630 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry566 (74%)
  • Wet or damp190 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph725 (95%)
  • 40 mph31 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway641 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout22 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (48%)
  • Pedestrian173 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (14%)
  • Cyclist93 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (4%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20102 (11%)
  • 21 to 25139 (16%)
  • 26 to 35221 (25%)
  • 36 to 45100 (11%)
  • 46 to 5583 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.4%)
  • Over 7532 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded39 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider531 (59%)
  • Passenger189 (21%)
  • Pedestrian173 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car996 (71%)
  • Motorcycle130 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach48 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 92nd most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 1993

The A24 had the most collisions in Merton in 1993: 89, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2489105212
2ndA2177590019
3rdA2197291017
4thA2364652111
5thA238465004
6thB235444817
7thA218323705
8thB272182104
9thB279172104
10thA239161704
11thA297161804
12thA216141703
13thA298141604
14thA237121503
15thA3121300
16thB286121602
17thB2819901
18thB2827801
19thB2855800
20thB2783300

Towns in Merton: crashes in 1993

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 697.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 1993

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 1993: 300.

Latest crashes in Merton in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 1993, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years