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Wandsworth road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,374 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 1991, and 1,568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 283 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1990 (1,515), and casualties fell from 1,702.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,374
Down 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,568
Down 8% on 1990
Fatal collisions
12
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
283
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 1991

0.9% of collisions in Wandsworth in 1991 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious28321%
  • Slight1,07979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious29919%
  • Slight1,25780%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,374, down 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991: 1,374
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday221 (16%)
  • Tuesday197 (14%)
  • Wednesday193 (14%)
  • Thursday217 (16%)
  • Friday228 (17%)
  • Saturday186 (14%)
  • Sunday132 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59160 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59214 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59253 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59321 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59221 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59134 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January105 (7.6%)
  • February82 (6%)
  • March106 (7.7%)
  • April127 (9.2%)
  • May106 (7.7%)
  • June118 (8.6%)
  • July131 (9.5%)
  • August99 (7.2%)
  • September152 (11%)
  • October116 (8.4%)
  • November112 (8.2%)
  • December120 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight988 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit349 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,188 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,096 (80%)
  • Wet or damp258 (19%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,336 (97%)
  • 40 mph37 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,111 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway191 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (3%)
  • Roundabout26 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant571 (36%)
  • Pedestrian371 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist271 (17%)
  • Cyclist201 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant99 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1088 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1562 (4%)
  • 16 to 20171 (11%)
  • 21 to 25295 (19%)
  • 26 to 35373 (24%)
  • 36 to 45163 (10%)
  • 46 to 5599 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6588 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7559 (3.8%)
  • Over 7544 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded89 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider870 (55%)
  • Pedestrian371 (24%)
  • Passenger327 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,534 (65%)
  • Motorcycle308 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle206 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes132 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach117 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 30th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 1991

The A24 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 1991: 135, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24135150130
2ndA3134158123
3rdA217123141125
4thA3205100119020
5thA21983103018
6thA2147687218
7thA30367491011
8thA2056568112
9thA3220424308
10thA3216363919
11thB229363716
12thA306253305
13thA218222803
14thB237192105
15thA3209172005
16thA3207161703
17thB242161709
18thA216131603
19thB306101204
20thB30591002

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 1991

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 1,232.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 1991

SW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 1991: 314.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 1991, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years