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Merton road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 515 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2016, and 623 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2015 (497), and casualties rose from 601.

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

Collisions in 2016
515
Up 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
623
Up 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2016

0.6% of collisions in Merton in 2016 were fatal and 8% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious418%
  • Slight47191%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious416.6%
  • Slight57993%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 515, up 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 515
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday90 (17%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday84 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7%)
  • February41 (8%)
  • March43 (8.3%)
  • April55 (11%)
  • May38 (7.4%)
  • June37 (7.2%)
  • July47 (9.1%)
  • August31 (6%)
  • September40 (7.8%)
  • October39 (7.6%)
  • November65 (13%)
  • December43 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded48 (9.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry408 (79%)
  • Wet or damp96 (19%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph475 (92%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (11%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (19%)
  • Pedestrian108 (17%)
  • Cyclist79 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Tram occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2049 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2571 (11%)
  • 26 to 35155 (25%)
  • 36 to 45106 (17%)
  • 46 to 5590 (14%)
  • 56 to 6553 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider412 (66%)
  • Pedestrian108 (17%)
  • Passenger103 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car610 (64%)
  • Motorcycle128 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 76th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2016

Figge's Marsh, Merton, CR4 2PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2016, with 60 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2016

The A217 had the most collisions in Merton in 2016: 54, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA217547414
2ndA24526311
3rdA238404502
4thA219384003
5thA236303900
6thA239212614
7thB235212502
8thA218192300
9thA297162201
10thB272151904
11thB279131404
12thA237121602
13thA216101401
14thA2988802
15thB28281101
16thB2856600
17thB2865501
18thA33300
19thB2783300
20thB2812300

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2016

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 459.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2016

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2016: 186.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2016, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years