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Merton road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2010, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2009 (386), and casualties fell from 475.

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

Collisions in 2010
387
Level with 2009
Casualties in 2010
458
Down 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2010

0.5% of collisions in Merton in 2010 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious379.6%
  • Slight34890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious378.1%
  • Slight41991%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 387, level with 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 387
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (17%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.7%)
  • February34 (8.8%)
  • March31 (8%)
  • April37 (9.6%)
  • May25 (6.5%)
  • June36 (9.3%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August35 (9%)
  • September33 (8.5%)
  • October37 (9.6%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December18 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (80%)
  • Wet or damp67 (17%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph383 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (12%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (45%)
  • Pedestrian88 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (17%)
  • Cyclist64 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2039 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 35107 (23%)
  • 36 to 4592 (20%)
  • 46 to 5563 (14%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (66%)
  • Pedestrian88 (19%)
  • Passenger67 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (68%)
  • Motorcycle82 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 144th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
181st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2010

Abbey, Merton, SW19 2NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2010, with 45 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2010

The A24 had the most collisions in Merton in 2010: 44, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24445004
2ndA217404904
3rdA238354205
4thA236293702
5thA219262904
6thA218212201
7thB272192410
8thA298131800
9thA297121511
10thA239101000
11thA21681000
12thB2798802
13thB2867801
14thA36801
15thB2356701
16thA2374600
17thB2814500
18thB2823400
19thB2853300

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2010

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 345.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2010

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2010: 137.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years