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Wandsworth road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,515 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 1990, and 1,702 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 295 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1989 (1,439), and casualties rose from 1,632.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,515
Up 5% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,702
Up 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
295
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 1990

0.6% of collisions in Wandsworth in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious29519%
  • Slight1,21180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.6%
  • Serious31519%
  • Slight1,37781%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,515, up 5% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990: 1,515
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday228 (15%)
  • Tuesday208 (14%)
  • Wednesday232 (15%)
  • Thursday226 (15%)
  • Friday255 (17%)
  • Saturday210 (14%)
  • Sunday156 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59159 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59224 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59293 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59324 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59264 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59180 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January111 (7.3%)
  • February134 (8.8%)
  • March156 (10%)
  • April115 (7.6%)
  • May122 (8.1%)
  • June136 (9%)
  • July131 (8.6%)
  • August128 (8.4%)
  • September133 (8.8%)
  • October140 (9.2%)
  • November126 (8.3%)
  • December83 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,142 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit372 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,301 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,208 (80%)
  • Wet or damp305 (20%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,467 (97%)
  • 40 mph47 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,295 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road75 (5%)
  • Roundabout28 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant592 (35%)
  • Pedestrian415 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist357 (21%)
  • Cyclist193 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant39 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1081 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1556 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20212 (12%)
  • 21 to 25322 (19%)
  • 26 to 35390 (23%)
  • 36 to 45185 (11%)
  • 46 to 55115 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6590 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3%)
  • Over 7546 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded109 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider940 (55%)
  • Pedestrian415 (24%)
  • Passenger347 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,683 (64%)
  • Motorcycle393 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle193 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes151 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach110 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 29th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
29th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 1990

The A3 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 1990: 169, including 4 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3169192429
2ndA217127154125
3rdA24125139023
4thA3205109119020
5thA2058798015
6thA2147785123
7thA2197485015
8thA30366872013
9thA3216434407
10thB229363807
11thA3220343608
12thB306313505
13thA218242417
14thA306212908
15thA216192003
16thA3207171703
17thB234111203
18thB237111200
19thA3031101004
20thB24291401

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 1990

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 1,356.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 1990

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 1990: 355.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years