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Merton road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 497 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2004, and 590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2003 (593), and casualties fell from 722.

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

Collisions in 2004
497
Down 16% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
590
Down 18% on 2003
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2004

0.4% of collisions in Merton in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7315%
  • Slight42285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7713%
  • Slight51187%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 497, down 16% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 497
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (12%)
  • Tuesday82 (16%)
  • Wednesday75 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday90 (18%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.1%)
  • February27 (5.4%)
  • March35 (7%)
  • April45 (9.1%)
  • May35 (7%)
  • June40 (8%)
  • July43 (8.7%)
  • August37 (7.4%)
  • September44 (8.9%)
  • October60 (12%)
  • November42 (8.5%)
  • December44 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry385 (77%)
  • Wet or damp107 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph475 (96%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (19%)
  • Pedestrian93 (16%)
  • Cyclist67 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2042 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 35122 (21%)
  • 36 to 4594 (16%)
  • 46 to 5561 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.2%)
  • Over 7521 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded53 (9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (64%)
  • Passenger120 (20%)
  • Pedestrian93 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car591 (66%)
  • Motorcycle119 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach42 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 139th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2004

Abbey, Merton, SW19 2NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2004, with 73 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2004

The A217 had the most collisions in Merton in 2004: 54, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA217546106
2ndA244966012
3rdA238475408
4thA219414709
5thA236314105
6thB235232703
7thA218202104
8thB279142114
9thA216131600
10thA298131300
11thA239111502
12thA297111100
13thA3111302
14thB272101300
15thB282101001
16thB2867800
17thA2374501
18thB2814400
19thB2783301
20thB2852300

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2004

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 453.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2004

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2004: 183.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years