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Merton road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 494 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2017, and 597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2016 (515), and casualties fell from 623.

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

Collisions in 2017
494
Down 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
597
Down 4% on 2016
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2017

None of the collisions in Merton in 2017 were fatal and 12% were serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5812%
  • Slight43688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6010%
  • Slight53790%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 494, down 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 494
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (14%)
  • Wednesday87 (18%)
  • Thursday85 (17%)
  • Friday74 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (9.7%)
  • February44 (8.9%)
  • March39 (7.9%)
  • April36 (7.3%)
  • May38 (7.7%)
  • June45 (9.1%)
  • July39 (7.9%)
  • August36 (7.3%)
  • September35 (7.1%)
  • October43 (8.7%)
  • November60 (12%)
  • December31 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Other20 (4%)
  • Not recorded29 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry359 (73%)
  • Wet or damp106 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Not recorded24 (4.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph46 (9.3%)
  • 30 mph425 (86%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (40%)
  • Pedestrian137 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (17%)
  • Cyclist75 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2048 (8%)
  • 21 to 2572 (12%)
  • 26 to 35143 (24%)
  • 36 to 45104 (17%)
  • 46 to 5579 (13%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.7%)
  • Over 7526 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (58%)
  • Pedestrian137 (23%)
  • Passenger113 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car541 (63%)
  • Motorcycle107 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach37 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Tram1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 75th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2017

Figge's Marsh, Merton, CR4 2PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2017, with 74 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2017

The A24 had the most collisions in Merton in 2017: 50, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24505808
2ndA2174863011
3rdA219404908
4thA238404905
5thA236304101
6thB235252602
7thA297182300
8thA239171801
9thA218151702
10thA298131401
11thA237121500
12thB272101101
13thB286101401
14thA2169901
15thB2828902
16thB2796700
17thA351100
18thB2853300
19thB2811100

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2017

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 452.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2017

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2017: 170.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years