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Wandsworth road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,439 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 1989, and 1,632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 347 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1988 (1,463), and casualties fell from 1,680.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,439
Down 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,632
Down 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
13
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
347
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 1989

0.9% of collisions in Wandsworth in 1989 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious34724%
  • Slight1,07975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.9%
  • Serious37523%
  • Slight1,24376%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,439, down 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989: 1,439
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday231 (16%)
  • Tuesday211 (15%)
  • Wednesday204 (14%)
  • Thursday208 (14%)
  • Friday257 (18%)
  • Saturday185 (13%)
  • Sunday143 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5967 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59185 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59232 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59199 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59315 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59273 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January117 (8.1%)
  • February117 (8.1%)
  • March111 (7.7%)
  • April107 (7.4%)
  • May119 (8.3%)
  • June125 (8.7%)
  • July151 (10%)
  • August103 (7.2%)
  • September121 (8.4%)
  • October140 (9.7%)
  • November123 (8.5%)
  • December105 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,032 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit407 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,235 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds149 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,150 (80%)
  • Wet or damp284 (20%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,397 (97%)
  • 40 mph41 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,239 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road75 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout30 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant558 (34%)
  • Pedestrian401 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist285 (17%)
  • Cyclist228 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant99 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant32 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2%)
  • 6 to 1096 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1591 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20201 (12%)
  • 21 to 25307 (19%)
  • 26 to 35357 (22%)
  • 36 to 45157 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 55114 (7%)
  • 56 to 6583 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7557 (3.5%)
  • Over 7550 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded86 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider903 (55%)
  • Pedestrian401 (25%)
  • Passenger328 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,576 (64%)
  • Motorcycle315 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle235 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes153 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach96 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Wandsworth

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Wandsworth ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 33rd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 1989

The A3 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 1989: 153, including 3 fatal and 46 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3153182346
2ndA24129135135
3rdA217128137028
4thA20595104220
5thA32059297026
6thA21488102023
7thA30366795017
8thA2196468017
9thA32164659012
10thB229454518
11thA306283419
12thA216263716
13thA3220242414
14thA2182326012
15thB306192205
16thB234162004
17thA3207151703
18thA3209151601
19thB237141601
20thA3031131301

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 1989

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,300.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 1989

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 1989: 311.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 1989, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years