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Wandsworth road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,558 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 1986, and 1,792 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 330 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1985 (1,661), and casualties fell from 1,934.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,558
Down 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,792
Down 7% on 1985
Fatal collisions
22
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
330
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 1986

1.4% of collisions in Wandsworth in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.4%
  • Serious33021%
  • Slight1,20677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.2%
  • Serious34419%
  • Slight1,42680%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,558, down 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 1,558
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday257 (16%)
  • Tuesday232 (15%)
  • Wednesday215 (14%)
  • Thursday239 (15%)
  • Friday253 (16%)
  • Saturday198 (13%)
  • Sunday164 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5980 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59181 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59251 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59265 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59330 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59230 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59187 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January126 (8.1%)
  • February114 (7.3%)
  • March128 (8.2%)
  • April125 (8%)
  • May138 (8.9%)
  • June123 (7.9%)
  • July151 (9.7%)
  • August128 (8.2%)
  • September130 (8.3%)
  • October140 (9%)
  • November138 (8.9%)
  • December117 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,095 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit463 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,276 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds205 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,136 (73%)
  • Wet or damp402 (26%)
  • Frost or ice14 (0.9%)
  • Snow6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,504 (97%)
  • 40 mph51 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,364 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout21 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant585 (33%)
  • Pedestrian488 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist354 (20%)
  • Cyclist198 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant82 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant58 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1084 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 15100 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20261 (15%)
  • 21 to 25309 (17%)
  • 26 to 35369 (21%)
  • 36 to 45178 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55128 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6592 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7571 (4%)
  • Over 7548 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded105 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider949 (53%)
  • Pedestrian488 (27%)
  • Passenger355 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,639 (63%)
  • Motorcycle380 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes209 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle199 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach104 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (0.7%)
  • Minibus13 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 1986

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1986 in Wandsworth

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wandsworth ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 23rd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 1986

The A24 and A3 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 1986, with 153 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24153178140
2ndA3153177222
3rdA217139165033
4thA3205102121514
5thA2149099120
6thA2198693224
7thA30368090116
8thA2057987312
9thB2294655110
10thA3216394408
11thA3220303318
12thA218262906
13thA306253206
14thB242222314
15thA216202124
16thB306192405
17thB237151905
18thB241152204
19thA3031141605
20thA3207141801

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 1986

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,349.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 1986

SW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 1986: 335.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years