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Merton road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 497 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2015, and 601 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2014 (510), and casualties fell from 617.

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

Collisions in 2015
497
Down 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
601
Down 3% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
6.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2015

0.4% of collisions in Merton in 2015 were fatal and 6.6% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious336.6%
  • Slight46293%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious345.7%
  • Slight56594%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 497, down 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 497
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (16%)
  • Tuesday92 (19%)
  • Wednesday84 (17%)
  • Thursday60 (12%)
  • Friday73 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (11%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.2%)
  • February45 (9.1%)
  • March45 (9.1%)
  • April40 (8%)
  • May39 (7.8%)
  • June40 (8%)
  • July34 (6.8%)
  • August35 (7%)
  • September44 (8.9%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November42 (8.5%)
  • December38 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight373 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds422 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded15 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry411 (83%)
  • Wet or damp82 (16%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph476 (96%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (18%)
  • Pedestrian102 (17%)
  • Cyclist90 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2046 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 35147 (24%)
  • 36 to 45121 (20%)
  • 46 to 5572 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3%)
  • Over 759 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded32 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider392 (65%)
  • Passenger107 (18%)
  • Pedestrian102 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car579 (63%)
  • Motorcycle117 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 81st most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2015

Abbey, Merton, SW19 2NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2015, with 58 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2015

The A24 had the most collisions in Merton in 2015: 70, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24709117
2ndA217516302
3rdA238384200
4thA236324102
5thA219303200
6thA297202902
7thA218151600
8thA216141902
9thB272131700
10thB235121300
11thA29891400
12thB28691010
13thA381102
14thB27981000
15thB2828900
16thA2397901
17thA2375700
18thB2813301
19thB2782200
20thB2852201

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2015

Merton had 459 collisions in 2015.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2015

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2015: 179.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years