Skip to main content
CrashStats

Merton road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 696 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2000, and 838 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1999 (701), and casualties rose from 837.

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

Collisions in 2000
696
Down 1% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
838
Level with 1999
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2000

0.7% of collisions in Merton in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious9113%
  • Slight60086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious9511%
  • Slight73888%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 696, down 1% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000: 696
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (14%)
  • Tuesday105 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (15%)
  • Thursday113 (16%)
  • Friday100 (14%)
  • Saturday105 (15%)
  • Sunday72 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (9.6%)
  • February54 (7.8%)
  • March59 (8.5%)
  • April58 (8.3%)
  • May72 (10%)
  • June49 (7%)
  • July80 (11%)
  • August36 (5.2%)
  • September45 (6.5%)
  • October60 (8.6%)
  • November66 (9.5%)
  • December50 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight493 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds523 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded49 (7%)

Road surface

  • Dry506 (73%)
  • Wet or damp184 (26%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph672 (97%)
  • 40 mph22 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway545 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (6%)
  • Roundabout40 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (19%)
  • Pedestrian146 (17%)
  • Cyclist77 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2098 (12%)
  • 21 to 25104 (12%)
  • 26 to 35217 (26%)
  • 36 to 45127 (15%)
  • 46 to 5580 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.7%)
  • Over 7531 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider524 (63%)
  • Passenger168 (20%)
  • Pedestrian146 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car809 (66%)
  • Motorcycle173 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach61 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 111th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2000

The A24 had the most collisions in Merton in 2000: 81, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24819316
2ndA2176984012
3rdA219556214
4thA238445106
5thA236426115
6thB235364103
7thA218283506
8thA239242802
9thB272182405
10thA297172205
11thB282161611
12thA3131303
13thA237121500
14thA298121905
15thB279111200
16thA216101002
17thB2868803
18thB2783300
19thB2812201
20thB2852300

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2000

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 632.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2000

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2000: 280.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2000, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years