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Merton road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2012, and 536 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2011 (403), and casualties rose from 513.

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

Collisions in 2012
449
Up 11% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
536
Up 4% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2012

0.7% of collisions in Merton in 2012 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5813%
  • Slight38886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6212%
  • Slight47188%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 449, up 11% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 449
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday85 (19%)
  • Saturday73 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.7%)
  • February36 (8%)
  • March48 (11%)
  • April28 (6.2%)
  • May45 (10%)
  • June29 (6.5%)
  • July47 (10%)
  • August42 (9.4%)
  • September36 (8%)
  • October37 (8.2%)
  • November41 (9.1%)
  • December30 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds399 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry366 (82%)
  • Wet or damp80 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph438 (98%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant209 (39%)
  • Pedestrian97 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (17%)
  • Cyclist87 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2051 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2578 (15%)
  • 26 to 35121 (23%)
  • 36 to 4595 (18%)
  • 46 to 5560 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3%)
  • Over 7516 (3%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (66%)
  • Pedestrian97 (18%)
  • Passenger85 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (63%)
  • Motorcycle100 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 99th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2012

Abbey, Merton, SW19 2NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2012, with 53 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2012

The A24 had the most collisions in Merton in 2012: 54, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24546004
2ndA219465503
3rdA217455127
4thA238394617
5thA236182300
6thA218172002
7thB235141702
8thA239121804
9thB286121402
10thA297111904
11thB282111201
12thA216101002
13thB279101101
14thA29891500
15thB27291101
16thA36600
17thA2374800
18thB2814401
19thB2853300
20thB2782200

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2012

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 415.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2012

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2012: 157.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2012, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years