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Merton road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 593 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2003, and 722 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2002 (661), and casualties fell from 812.

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

Collisions in 2003
593
Down 10% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
722
Down 11% on 2002
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2003

1% of collisions in Merton in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious9015%
  • Slight49784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious9713%
  • Slight61986%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 593, down 10% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 593
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (12%)
  • Tuesday74 (12%)
  • Wednesday98 (17%)
  • Thursday86 (15%)
  • Friday113 (19%)
  • Saturday74 (12%)
  • Sunday79 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (9.6%)
  • February48 (8.1%)
  • March57 (9.6%)
  • April47 (7.9%)
  • May53 (8.9%)
  • June43 (7.3%)
  • July55 (9.3%)
  • August45 (7.6%)
  • September42 (7.1%)
  • October56 (9.4%)
  • November46 (7.8%)
  • December44 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds515 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (9.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry490 (83%)
  • Wet or damp96 (16%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph553 (93%)
  • 40 mph35 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway474 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (45%)
  • Pedestrian144 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (19%)
  • Cyclist55 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2085 (12%)
  • 21 to 2564 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 35174 (24%)
  • 36 to 45115 (16%)
  • 46 to 5573 (10%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.2%)
  • Over 7532 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded47 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (61%)
  • Pedestrian144 (20%)
  • Passenger139 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car677 (66%)
  • Motorcycle147 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach47 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Merton

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Merton ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 121st most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2003

Figge's Marsh, Merton, CR4 2PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2003, with 82 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2003

The A217 had the most collisions in Merton in 2003: 72, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA217728915
2ndA24607409
3rdA238485319
4thA219465309
5thA236395514
6thA218232406
7thB272202406
8thA297172404
9thB235161601
10thA216152003
11thA239151902
12thA298131913
13thB286131800
14thA3111503
15thB282111112
16thB2797801
17thA2376900
18thB2856601
19thB2814601
20thB2783401

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2003

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 535.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2003

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2003: 203.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2003, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2003.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years