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Merton road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2024, and 451 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2023 (433), and casualties fell from 488.

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

Collisions in 2024
399
Down 8% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
451
Down 8% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2024

0.3% of collisions in Merton in 2024 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Merton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious7519%
  • Slight32381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7918%
  • Slight37182%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 399, down 8% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 399
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (17%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (12%)
  • February28 (7%)
  • March40 (10%)
  • April15 (3.8%)
  • May35 (8.8%)
  • June41 (10%)
  • July36 (9%)
  • August23 (5.8%)
  • September34 (8.5%)
  • October25 (6.3%)
  • November31 (7.8%)
  • December44 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other26 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded44 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (69%)
  • Wet or damp86 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph299 (75%)
  • 30 mph93 (23%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (13%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded45 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (21%)
  • Pedestrian86 (19%)
  • Cyclist81 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2032 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 2547 (10%)
  • 26 to 35101 (22%)
  • 36 to 4578 (17%)
  • 46 to 5565 (14%)
  • 56 to 6546 (10%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (66%)
  • Pedestrian86 (19%)
  • Passenger66 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car417 (58%)
  • Motorcycle113 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach23 (3.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 68th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2024

Figge's Marsh, Merton, CR4 2PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2024, with 55 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2024

The A24 had the most collisions in Merton in 2024: 42, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24424815
2ndA217404306
3rdA238404207
4thA236252506
5thA219212106
6thB235171803
7thA218141502
8thB272121402
9thA237111103
10thA239111402
11thB279111201
12thA2167702
13thA29771201
14thA29871001
15thB2867702
16thB2826602
17thA33700
18thB2812401
19thB2852201
20thB2781100

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2024

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 366.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2024

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2024: 143.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2024, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years