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Merton road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2021, and 511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2020 (453), and casualties rose from 498.

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

Collisions in 2021
449
Down 1% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
511
Up 3% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2021

0.2% of collisions in Merton in 2021 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7316%
  • Slight37584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7515%
  • Slight43585%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 449, down 1% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 449
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (16%)
  • Tuesday72 (16%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.3%)
  • February28 (6.2%)
  • March45 (10%)
  • April33 (7.3%)
  • May36 (8%)
  • June52 (12%)
  • July24 (5.3%)
  • August39 (8.7%)
  • September43 (9.6%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November55 (12%)
  • December25 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (75%)
  • Wet or damp94 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph300 (67%)
  • 30 mph132 (29%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout27 (6%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (27%)
  • Cyclist100 (20%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2035 (6.8%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 35119 (23%)
  • 36 to 45103 (20%)
  • 46 to 5582 (16%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.7%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (75%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)
  • Passenger63 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car478 (57%)
  • Motorcycle154 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 59th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
59th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2021

Figge's Marsh, Merton, CR4 2PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2021, with 50 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2021

The A217 and A24 had the most collisions in Merton in 2021, with 44 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2174454010
2ndA24444809
3rdA238334002
4thA236283304
5thB235212104
6thA297192312
7thA218171801
8thA219161603
9thB272131903
10thA216101003
11thA239101301
12thB2829901
13thA2988902
14thA381002
15thB2797802
16thB2817702
17thB28671002
18thB2856600
19thA2373300
20thB2782201

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2021

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 416.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2021

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2021: 143.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years