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Wandsworth road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,868 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 1982, and 2,187 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 290 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1981 (1,645), and casualties rose from 1,937.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 56,744 collisions in Wandsworth.

Collisions in 1982
1,868
Up 14% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
2,187
Up 13% on 1981
Fatal collisions
19
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
290
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 1982

1% of collisions in Wandsworth in 1982 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191%
  • Serious29016%
  • Slight1,55983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal190.9%
  • Serious30914%
  • Slight1,85985%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,868, up 14% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 in 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday265 (14%)
  • Tuesday277 (15%)
  • Wednesday237 (13%)
  • Thursday294 (16%)
  • Friday333 (18%)
  • Saturday251 (13%)
  • Sunday211 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5992 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59209 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59259 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59275 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59442 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59297 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59261 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January139 (7.4%)
  • February138 (7.4%)
  • March177 (9.5%)
  • April115 (6.2%)
  • May139 (7.4%)
  • June161 (8.6%)
  • July178 (9.5%)
  • August146 (7.8%)
  • September161 (8.6%)
  • October171 (9.2%)
  • November179 (9.6%)
  • December164 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,229 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit570 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown57 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,468 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds280 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,330 (71%)
  • Wet or damp509 (27%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.1%)
  • Snow7 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,818 (97%)
  • 40 mph49 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,575 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road77 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout23 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded56 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant737 (34%)
  • Pedestrian539 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist512 (23%)
  • Cyclist224 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant93 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant51 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 553 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 10104 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 15128 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20397 (18%)
  • 21 to 25339 (16%)
  • 26 to 35397 (18%)
  • 36 to 45219 (10%)
  • 46 to 55177 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 65105 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7595 (4.3%)
  • Over 7557 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded116 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,197 (55%)
  • Pedestrian539 (25%)
  • Passenger451 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,021 (63%)
  • Motorcycle555 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle233 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes192 (6%)
  • Bus or coach129 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (0.7%)
  • Minibus14 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Wandsworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wandsworth ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 17th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
17th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 1982

The A3 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 1982: 186, including 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3186214024
2ndA24183225040
3rdA217181198223
4thA214114135120
5thA3036102123218
6thA3205102121018
7thA20595108315
8thA219838927
9thA3216455908
10thA3220455625
11thA2163746012
12thB229343916
13thA218323322
14thA306303404
15thB242273105
16thB237243202
17thA3031192703
18thB234192101
19thA3209171901
20thB241131304

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 1982

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 1,672.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 1982

SW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 1982: 407.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 1982, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years