Skip to main content
CrashStats

Merton road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2019, and 562 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2018 (498), and casualties fell from 599.

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

Collisions in 2019
477
Down 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
562
Down 6% on 2018
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2019

1.7% of collisions in Merton in 2019 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious8418%
  • Slight38581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8515%
  • Slight46983%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 477, down 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 477
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (18%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.9%)
  • February38 (8%)
  • March37 (7.8%)
  • April42 (8.8%)
  • May41 (8.6%)
  • June33 (6.9%)
  • July45 (9.4%)
  • August36 (7.5%)
  • September37 (7.8%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November57 (12%)
  • December30 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds362 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (5%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (70%)
  • Wet or damp127 (27%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph94 (20%)
  • 30 mph361 (76%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (18%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (22%)
  • Pedestrian88 (16%)
  • Cyclist83 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2043 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 35136 (24%)
  • 36 to 45103 (18%)
  • 46 to 5570 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.1%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded30 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (70%)
  • Pedestrian88 (16%)
  • Passenger83 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (62%)
  • Motorcycle133 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Merton ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 68th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2019

Abbey, Merton, SW19 2NP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2019, with 64 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2019

The A24 had the most collisions in Merton in 2019: 61, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA246172111
2ndA236394426
3rdA217344017
4thA219343907
5thA2383338010
6thB235192301
7thA239171905
8thA218161903
9thA297151811
10thA298142002
11thA216101312
12thB282101200
13thB27291302
14thB27991101
15thA23781001
16thA38821
17thB2865500
18thB2854400
19thB2781100

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2019

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 437.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2019

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2019: 176.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2019, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2019.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years