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Merton road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 706 road traffic collisions in Merton in 1994, and 849 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1993 (764), and casualties fell from 893.

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

Collisions in 1994
706
Down 8% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
849
Down 5% on 1993
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 1994

0.6% of collisions in Merton in 1994 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious9313%
  • Slight60986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious10412%
  • Slight74187%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 1994 is highlighted, with 706, down 8% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994: 706
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (13%)
  • Tuesday108 (15%)
  • Wednesday126 (18%)
  • Thursday128 (18%)
  • Friday94 (13%)
  • Saturday96 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (10%)
  • February58 (8.2%)
  • March61 (8.6%)
  • April57 (8.1%)
  • May51 (7.2%)
  • June57 (8.1%)
  • July76 (11%)
  • August57 (8.1%)
  • September54 (7.6%)
  • October47 (6.7%)
  • November64 (9.1%)
  • December53 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight523 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds582 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry538 (76%)
  • Wet or damp159 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph681 (96%)
  • 40 mph18 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph7 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway622 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (50%)
  • Pedestrian160 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (12%)
  • Cyclist105 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2095 (11%)
  • 21 to 25117 (14%)
  • 26 to 35207 (24%)
  • 36 to 45100 (12%)
  • 46 to 5566 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.2%)
  • Over 7530 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded61 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider499 (59%)
  • Passenger190 (22%)
  • Pedestrian160 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car917 (74%)
  • Motorcycle110 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 107th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
107th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
276th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 1994

The A217 had the most collisions in Merton in 1994: 79, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2177995011
2ndA2387078010
3rdA219627406
4thA236495905
5thA24455406
6thA218283206
7thA239252904
8thB235222501
9thB272192323
10thA298182603
11thB279162003
12thB286151801
13thB282141500
14thA3111703
15thA297101401
16thA21691002
17thA2378900
18thB28181201
19thB2858900
20thA232200

Towns in Merton: crashes in 1994

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 631.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 1994

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 1994: 252.

Latest crashes in Merton in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 1994, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years