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Merton road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2008, and 521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2007 (435), and casualties fell from 540.

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

Collisions in 2008
431
Down 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
521
Down 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2008

0.9% of collisions in Merton in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5613%
  • Slight37186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6012%
  • Slight45788%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 431, down 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 431
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (16%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday89 (21%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday60 (14%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (7.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (10%)
  • February29 (6.7%)
  • March30 (7%)
  • April37 (8.6%)
  • May32 (7.4%)
  • June37 (8.6%)
  • July38 (8.8%)
  • August39 (9%)
  • September42 (9.7%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November30 (7%)
  • December28 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (76%)
  • Wet or damp96 (22%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph420 (97%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway371 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (19%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)
  • Cyclist62 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2061 (12%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 35118 (23%)
  • 36 to 4585 (16%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded36 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (65%)
  • Passenger93 (18%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (62%)
  • Motorcycle108 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach26 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 145th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2008

Figge's Marsh, Merton, CR4 2PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2008, with 76 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2008

The A217 had the most collisions in Merton in 2008: 61, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA217617405
2ndA219424607
3rdA24415105
4thA236313904
5thA238313514
6thB235202415
7thA218141903
8thA216121310
9thB272122202
10thB27991101
11thA29771101
12thA37812
13thB2867801
14thA2985500
15thB2815501
16thA2394400
17thB2824400
18thB2854400
19thA2371300

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2008

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 399.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2008

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2008: 166.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2008, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years