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Merton road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 701 road traffic collisions in Merton in 1999, and 837 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1998 (695), and casualties rose from 826.

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

Collisions in 1999
701
Up 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
837
Up 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 1999

0.7% of collisions in Merton in 1999 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious9213%
  • Slight60486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious10212%
  • Slight73087%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 701, up 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999: 701
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (14%)
  • Tuesday110 (16%)
  • Wednesday106 (15%)
  • Thursday107 (15%)
  • Friday121 (17%)
  • Saturday95 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (9%)
  • February43 (6.1%)
  • March68 (9.7%)
  • April62 (8.8%)
  • May54 (7.7%)
  • June78 (11%)
  • July69 (9.8%)
  • August45 (6.4%)
  • September61 (8.7%)
  • October60 (8.6%)
  • November55 (7.8%)
  • December43 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight522 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (2.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds533 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded71 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry559 (80%)
  • Wet or damp141 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph675 (96%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway570 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (47%)
  • Pedestrian161 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (18%)
  • Cyclist86 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6%)
  • 16 to 2075 (9%)
  • 21 to 2593 (11%)
  • 26 to 35224 (27%)
  • 36 to 45132 (16%)
  • 46 to 5561 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.2%)
  • Over 7531 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded45 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider504 (60%)
  • Passenger172 (21%)
  • Pedestrian161 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car860 (69%)
  • Motorcycle163 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach45 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 108th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 1999

The A217 had the most collisions in Merton in 1999: 83, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2178398113
2ndA238668008
3rdA24597609
4thA219565804
5thA236536507
6thB235303402
7thA239252902
8thB272242603
9thA218222904
10thB279192905
11thA298151912
12thA297111303
13thB286111101
14thB282101103
15thA23791400
16thA2167700
17thB2787902
18thB2814401
19thB2853401
20thA31100

Towns in Merton: crashes in 1999

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 633.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 1999

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 1999: 250.

Latest crashes in Merton in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years