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Merton road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Merton in 2025, and 488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2024 (399), and casualties rose from 451.

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

Collisions in 2025
421
Up 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
488
Up 8% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Merton in 2025

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

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious7919%
  • Slight34181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious8217%
  • Slight40583%

Merton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 949 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 421, up 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 421
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (17%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.7%)
  • February25 (5.9%)
  • March36 (8.6%)
  • April27 (6.4%)
  • May32 (7.6%)
  • June31 (7.4%)
  • July43 (10%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September32 (7.6%)
  • October29 (6.9%)
  • November41 (9.7%)
  • December41 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (5%)
  • Not recorded31 (7.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (74%)
  • Wet or damp71 (17%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Not recorded33 (7.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph343 (81%)
  • 30 mph71 (17%)
  • 40 mph4 (1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (65%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (10%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded30 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Merton in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (32%)
  • Cyclist123 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (19%)
  • Pedestrian81 (17%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Tram occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2034 (7%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 35108 (22%)
  • 36 to 45102 (21%)
  • 46 to 5560 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.1%)
  • Over 7515 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (70%)
  • Pedestrian81 (17%)
  • Passenger66 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car418 (55%)
  • Pedal cycle127 (17%)
  • Motorcycle111 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Merton in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Merton had the 64th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Merton in 2025

Figge's Marsh, Merton, CR4 2PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Merton in 2025, with 48 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Merton with the most crashes in 2025

The A217 and A236 had the most collisions in Merton in 2025, with 39 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Merton, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA217394409
2ndA236394605
3rdA24384306
4thA238344507
5thA219293008
6thB235171901
7thA218121302
8thB272111502
9thA239101202
10thA298101501
11thA2979901
12thB2799902
13thB2868902
14thA2165501
15thB2825501
16thB2855501
17thA34901
18thA2373601
19thB2813302
20thB2781100

Towns in Merton: crashes in 2025

Merton itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 389.

Postcode districts in Merton: crashes in 2025

SW19 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Merton in 2025: 150.

Latest crashes in Merton in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Merton in 2025, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Merton road accidents in other years