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Wandsworth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 56,744 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025, and 64,992 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 425 were fatal and 8,950 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 759 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (819), and casualties fell from 893 to 843.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
56,744
25th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64,992
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
425
0.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
759
Down 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Wandsworth

0.7% of collisions in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4250.7%
  • Serious8,95016%
  • Slight47,36983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4340.7%
  • Serious9,51415%
  • Slight55,04485%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. In 2025 there were 759, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 759
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025759843
2024819893
20231,0411,098
20229521,043
20211,0541,143
20209501,050
20199451,070
20189821,105
20171,0031,135
20169511,085
20159841,098
20141,0001,124
20138711,003
20129951,122
20119511,058
20108971,024
2009812932
2008760891
2007795915
2006784905
2005875981
20041,0511,203
20031,0291,174
20021,2091,409
20011,2351,427
20001,2651,457
19991,2411,420
19981,2421,432
19971,3451,504
19961,3591,603
19951,3911,621
19941,4291,646
19931,3131,584
19921,4011,666
19911,3741,568
19901,5151,702
19891,4391,632
19881,4631,680
19871,4601,687
19861,5581,792
19851,6611,934
19841,7211,977
19831,7011,949
19821,8682,187
19811,6451,937
19801,7231,979
19791,9262,304

When and where crashes happen in Wandsworth

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8,175 (14%)
  • Tuesday8,535 (15%)
  • Wednesday8,582 (15%)
  • Thursday8,778 (15%)
  • Friday9,671 (17%)
  • Saturday7,425 (13%)
  • Sunday5,578 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,302 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59893 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597,617 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:598,208 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:599,119 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5912,361 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910,434 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595,810 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January4,332 (7.6%)
  • February3,976 (7%)
  • March4,808 (8.5%)
  • April4,312 (7.6%)
  • May4,922 (8.7%)
  • June5,123 (9%)
  • July5,135 (9%)
  • August4,498 (7.9%)
  • September4,960 (8.7%)
  • October5,274 (9.3%)
  • November5,181 (9.1%)
  • December4,223 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight39,524 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16,294 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown537 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit337 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds43,250 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,688 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds408 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds302 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds172 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist115 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds20 (under 0.1%)
  • Other5,096 (9%)
  • Not recorded693 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry44,216 (78%)
  • Wet or damp11,562 (20%)
  • Frost or ice252 (0.4%)
  • Snow187 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep20 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel11 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded496 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph4,048 (7.1%)
  • 30 mph51,244 (90%)
  • 40 mph1,392 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph38 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph16 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway45,387 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway3,735 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2,487 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout1,198 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3,937 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant19,782 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist15,239 (23%)
  • Pedestrian13,761 (21%)
  • Cyclist10,738 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3,114 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant1,156 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant659 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant185 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)166 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant106 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded64 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,137 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 102,200 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 152,790 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 206,576 (10%)
  • 21 to 259,693 (15%)
  • 26 to 3517,346 (27%)
  • 36 to 459,185 (14%)
  • 46 to 555,596 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 653,374 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 752,006 (3.1%)
  • Over 751,573 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3,516 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider40,150 (62%)
  • Pedestrian13,761 (21%)
  • Passenger11,081 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car57,453 (58%)
  • Motorcycle16,961 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle11,076 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5,639 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach4,131 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,638 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,384 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle662 (0.7%)
  • Minibus179 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)73 (0.1%)
  • Other29 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Wandsworth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wandsworth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wandsworth ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 25th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
116th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
22ndCounty Durham59,22885,9231,36610,796
23rdKirklees57,24878,87383110,189
24thCamden57,20964,3903578,341
25thWandsworth (this area)56,74464,9924258,950
26thBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole55,87570,6745429,172
27thNottingham54,18667,38661510,547
28thBrent53,83364,4744267,666

Accident hotspots in Wandsworth

Tooting Bec, Wandsworth, SW17 8SX area is the busiest accident hotspot in Wandsworth, with 2,685 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 12 of them fatal.

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes

The A24 had the most collisions in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025: 5,951, including 40 fatal and 994 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA245,9516,70240994
2ndA35,6106,69052838
3rdA2175,1335,84132759
4thA32054,3094,97537733
5thA2143,2213,79035526
6thA2192,8533,25026431
7thA30362,7963,22119415
8thA2052,6132,92131432
9thA32201,5271,70415250
10thA32161,4711,71715252
11thB2291,1741,33911202
12thA3061,0611,2698179
13thA2181,0121,1597162
14thB3067418231117
15thA2167068247116
16thA32096507273100
17thB242581649594
18thB237494570364
19thA3031356412362
20thB234350422159

Towns in Wandsworth

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 46,923.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025: 11,988.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth

Of the latest 24 crashes in Wandsworth, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity