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Merton road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2022, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2021 (449), and casualties fell from 511.

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

Collisions in 2022
411
Down 8% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
455
Down 11% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2022

1.2% of collisions in Merton in 2022 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious7919%
  • Slight32780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8118%
  • Slight36981%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 411, down 8% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 411
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8%)
  • February31 (7.5%)
  • March33 (8%)
  • April26 (6.3%)
  • May33 (8%)
  • June39 (9.5%)
  • July38 (9.2%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September25 (6.1%)
  • October38 (9.2%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December28 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (80%)
  • Wet or damp65 (16%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph297 (72%)
  • 30 mph105 (26%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded38 (9.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant146 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (23%)
  • Cyclist98 (22%)
  • Pedestrian80 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2032 (7%)
  • 21 to 2571 (16%)
  • 26 to 35109 (24%)
  • 36 to 4570 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.6%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (72%)
  • Pedestrian80 (18%)
  • Passenger49 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (56%)
  • Motorcycle124 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 73rd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2022

Figge's Marsh, Merton, CR4 2PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2022, with 46 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2022

The A217 had the most collisions in Merton in 2022: 45, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA217455318
2ndA236353715
3rdA24353605
4thA238313408
5thA219252804
6thB235212213
7thA216131304
8thA298111403
9thB272101002
10thA23991004
11thB2829900
12thA21881003
13thA23781100
14thA2978800
15thB2867701
16thB2795501
17thB2854400
18thA33501
19thB2812202
20thB2781100

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2022

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 375.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2022

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2022: 146.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2022, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years