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Merton road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 498 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2018, and 599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2017 (494), and casualties rose from 597.

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

Collisions in 2018
498
Up 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
599
Level with 2017
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2018

0.6% of collisions in Merton in 2018 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7415%
  • Slight42185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7513%
  • Slight52187%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 498, up 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 498
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (11%)
  • Tuesday75 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (21%)
  • Thursday67 (13%)
  • Friday91 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7.8%)
  • February33 (6.6%)
  • March33 (6.6%)
  • April35 (7%)
  • May42 (8.4%)
  • June40 (8%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August41 (8.2%)
  • September40 (8%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November52 (10%)
  • December38 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight348 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (5%)
  • Not recorded15 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry385 (77%)
  • Wet or damp88 (18%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph61 (12%)
  • 30 mph415 (83%)
  • 40 mph20 (4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (14%)
  • Roundabout34 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (20%)
  • Pedestrian114 (19%)
  • Cyclist83 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2033 (5.5%)
  • 21 to 2562 (10%)
  • 26 to 35172 (29%)
  • 36 to 45107 (18%)
  • 46 to 5583 (14%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.2%)
  • Over 7521 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (64%)
  • Pedestrian114 (19%)
  • Passenger101 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (63%)
  • Motorcycle130 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (6%)
  • Bus or coach28 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 67th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2018

Abbey, Merton, SW19 2NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2018, with 61 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2018

The A24 had the most collisions in Merton in 2018: 56, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA245663214
2ndA217445705
3rdA219374804
4thA238374005
5thA236334105
6thB235212301
7thB272182911
8thA239151601
9thA297151701
10thA216131600
11thA218131304
12thB282111300
13thB286101201
14thA29891703
15thA2376700
16thB2813600
17thB2792200
18thA31300
19thB2851100

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2018

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 458.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2018

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2018: 183.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2018, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years