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Wandsworth road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,721 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 1984, and 1,977 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 261 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1983 (1,701), and casualties rose from 1,949.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,721
Up 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,977
Up 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
25
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
261
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 1984

1.5% of collisions in Wandsworth in 1984 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal251.5%
  • Serious26115%
  • Slight1,43583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.3%
  • Serious28514%
  • Slight1,66784%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,721, up 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 1,721
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday250 (15%)
  • Tuesday252 (15%)
  • Wednesday235 (14%)
  • Thursday252 (15%)
  • Friday301 (17%)
  • Saturday231 (13%)
  • Sunday200 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5980 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59187 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59258 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59269 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59390 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59280 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59235 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January139 (8.1%)
  • February112 (6.5%)
  • March138 (8%)
  • April130 (7.6%)
  • May148 (8.6%)
  • June162 (9.4%)
  • July147 (8.5%)
  • August116 (6.7%)
  • September146 (8.5%)
  • October151 (8.8%)
  • November187 (11%)
  • December145 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,176 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit543 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,402 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds273 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,228 (71%)
  • Wet or damp479 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,670 (97%)
  • 40 mph51 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,529 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout25 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant662 (33%)
  • Pedestrian483 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist450 (23%)
  • Cyclist219 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant115 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1088 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 15124 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20313 (16%)
  • 21 to 25342 (17%)
  • 26 to 35348 (18%)
  • 36 to 45197 (10%)
  • 46 to 55156 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 65108 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7573 (3.7%)
  • Over 7555 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded121 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,089 (55%)
  • Pedestrian483 (24%)
  • Passenger405 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,927 (65%)
  • Motorcycle476 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle222 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes140 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach128 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.6%)
  • Minibus13 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 20th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
20th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 1984

The A217 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 1984: 183, including 2 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA217183207228
2ndA3156185220
3rdA24152179331
4thA320510812948
5thA205103117113
6thA214102119218
7thA3036101118216
8thA2197780010
9thA3220475117
10thA306404515
11thA3216395234
12thB229303602
13thA218272805
14thA216233002
15thB306232504
16thB237202714
17thB242192103
18thA3209182003
19thB234171804
20thA3031121202

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 1984

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 1,551.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 1984

SW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 1984: 366.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 1984, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years