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Merton road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2007, and 540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2006 (422), and casualties rose from 513.

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

Collisions in 2007
435
Up 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
540
Up 5% on 2006
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2007

0.9% of collisions in Merton in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight37787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious5811%
  • Slight47889%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 435, up 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 435
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (16%)
  • Wednesday75 (17%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday81 (19%)
  • Saturday43 (9.9%)
  • Sunday40 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.3%)
  • February33 (7.6%)
  • March36 (8.3%)
  • April31 (7.1%)
  • May39 (9%)
  • June38 (8.7%)
  • July40 (9.2%)
  • August34 (7.8%)
  • September42 (9.7%)
  • October40 (9.2%)
  • November31 (7.1%)
  • December35 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds366 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (79%)
  • Wet or damp86 (20%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph426 (98%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway379 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (19%)
  • Pedestrian101 (19%)
  • Cyclist59 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2048 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 35112 (21%)
  • 36 to 45109 (20%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2%)
  • Over 7515 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded34 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (64%)
  • Pedestrian101 (19%)
  • Passenger95 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (65%)
  • Motorcycle114 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach33 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 158th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2007

Abbey, Merton, SW19 2NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2007, with 50 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2007

The A217 had the most collisions in Merton in 2007: 50, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA217507713
2ndA24435114
3rdA219414718
4thA238323813
5thA236243003
6thA218202404
7thB235192303
8thB279172301
9thB282151903
10thA298131701
11thA2169900
12thA29791301
13thA2398802
14thB27281001
15thB2868901
16thA2376900
17thA36702
18thB2853500
19thB2782201
20thB2812201

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2007

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 397.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2007

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2007: 161.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years