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Merton road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2006, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2005 (467), and casualties fell from 559.

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

Collisions in 2006
422
Down 10% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
513
Down 8% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2006

1.2% of collisions in Merton in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight35885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6913%
  • Slight43986%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 422, down 10% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 422
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday93 (22%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.1%)
  • February42 (10%)
  • March34 (8.1%)
  • April27 (6.4%)
  • May49 (12%)
  • June35 (8.3%)
  • July35 (8.3%)
  • August37 (8.8%)
  • September38 (9%)
  • October26 (6.2%)
  • November38 (9%)
  • December31 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (82%)
  • Wet or damp77 (18%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph408 (97%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (12%)
  • Roundabout21 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (47%)
  • Pedestrian98 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (16%)
  • Cyclist51 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2056 (11%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 35105 (20%)
  • 36 to 4595 (19%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (64%)
  • Pedestrian98 (19%)
  • Passenger88 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car532 (69%)
  • Motorcycle86 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Merton ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2006.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2006

Figge's Marsh, Merton, CR4 2PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2006, with 50 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2006

The A217 had the most collisions in Merton in 2006: 48, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA217486206
2ndA24384608
3rdA238354311
4thA219334113
5thA236263105
6thB235181906
7thA218152104
8thB272121201
9thB286111305
10thA23791202
11thA23991000
12thB28291123
13thA29781102
14thB2798800
15thA2987800
16thA37702
17thA2165701
18thB2814400
19thB2783300
20thB2852200

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2006

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 386.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2006

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2006: 141.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2006, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years