Skip to main content
CrashStats

Merton road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2005, and 559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2004 (497), and casualties fell from 590.

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

Collisions in 2005
467
Down 6% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
559
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2005

0.2% of collisions in Merton in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6414%
  • Slight40286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7013%
  • Slight48887%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 467, down 6% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 467
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday82 (18%)
  • Thursday81 (17%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (3.6%)
  • February34 (7.3%)
  • March47 (10%)
  • April28 (6%)
  • May38 (8.1%)
  • June38 (8.1%)
  • July42 (9%)
  • August28 (6%)
  • September48 (10%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November52 (11%)
  • December45 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry378 (81%)
  • Wet or damp85 (18%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph455 (97%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (43%)
  • Pedestrian104 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (18%)
  • Cyclist56 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2065 (12%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 35125 (22%)
  • 36 to 45103 (18%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded46 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (63%)
  • Pedestrian104 (19%)
  • Passenger102 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car568 (66%)
  • Motorcycle111 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach48 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 155th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2005

Figge's Marsh, Merton, CR4 2PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2005, with 69 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2005

The A217 had the most collisions in Merton in 2005: 52, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA217526709
2ndA238465504
3rdA24404504
4thA219374405
5thA236313602
6thA218212101
7thA239151700
8thB235121710
9thB282121300
10thB286121601
11thB272101104
12thA29791403
13thB27991201
14thA2988900
15thA36801
16thA2375602
17thB2784700
18thA2163300
19thB2813301
20thB2853300

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2005

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 422.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2005

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2005: 169.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years