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Merton road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2023, and 488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2022 (411), and casualties rose from 455.

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

Collisions in 2023
433
Up 5% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
488
Up 7% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2023

0.2% of collisions in Merton in 2023 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious8419%
  • Slight34880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious8918%
  • Slight39781%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 433, up 5% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 433
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (16%)
  • Wednesday76 (18%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday51 (12%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.9%)
  • February29 (6.7%)
  • March36 (8.3%)
  • April27 (6.2%)
  • May36 (8.3%)
  • June43 (9.9%)
  • July36 (8.3%)
  • August43 (9.9%)
  • September42 (9.7%)
  • October39 (9%)
  • November35 (8.1%)
  • December37 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight324 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded32 (7.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry314 (73%)
  • Wet or damp93 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (5.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph314 (73%)
  • 30 mph114 (26%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded54 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (27%)
  • Pedestrian87 (18%)
  • Cyclist85 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2029 (5.9%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 35127 (26%)
  • 36 to 4586 (18%)
  • 46 to 5566 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.9%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (70%)
  • Pedestrian87 (18%)
  • Passenger58 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car475 (59%)
  • Motorcycle151 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (2.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 65th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2023

Figge's Marsh, Merton, CR4 2PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2023, with 60 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2023

The A217 had the most collisions in Merton in 2023: 47, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2174757010
2ndA243943011
3rdA238283104
4thA219262705
5thA236222507
6thB272151502
7thA218111203
8thA298111300
9thB235111304
10thA239101203
11thA21691000
12thA23791304
13thB27991101
14thA29781000
15thB2856600
16thA35601
17thB2824500
18thB2864401
19thB2782200
20thB2812200

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2023

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 392.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2023

CR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2023: 162.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years