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Merton road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 510 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2014, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2013 (437), and casualties rose from 513.

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

Collisions in 2014
510
Up 17% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
617
Up 20% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2014

0.6% of collisions in Merton in 2014 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious458.8%
  • Slight46291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious477.6%
  • Slight56792%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 510, up 17% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 510
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (13%)
  • Tuesday82 (16%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday77 (15%)
  • Saturday86 (17%)
  • Sunday45 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.5%)
  • February42 (8.2%)
  • March46 (9%)
  • April41 (8%)
  • May50 (9.8%)
  • June44 (8.6%)
  • July39 (7.6%)
  • August36 (7.1%)
  • September48 (9.4%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November43 (8.4%)
  • December32 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight388 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds445 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry410 (80%)
  • Wet or damp95 (19%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1%)
  • 30 mph491 (96%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway407 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (12%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (42%)
  • Cyclist100 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (16%)
  • Pedestrian96 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (4.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2035 (5.7%)
  • 21 to 2570 (11%)
  • 26 to 35157 (25%)
  • 36 to 45100 (16%)
  • 46 to 5589 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.4%)
  • Over 7521 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (65%)
  • Passenger118 (19%)
  • Pedestrian96 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (64%)
  • Motorcycle109 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle103 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach40 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 83rd most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2014

Abbey, Merton, SW19 2NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2014, with 77 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2014

The A24 had the most collisions in Merton in 2014: 69, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24697907
2ndA217516703
3rdA238475512
4thA219405014
5thA236252703
6thB235232701
7thA239172201
8thA298172104
9thA218151711
10thA216121501
11thB286121500
12thA297111900
13thA23791001
14thB2727901
15thB2817800
16thB2795601
17thB2824500
18thA31100
19thB2851100

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2014

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 473.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2014

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2014: 194.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years