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Wandsworth road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,345 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 1997, and 1,504 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 230 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (1,359), and casualties fell from 1,603.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,345
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,504
Down 6% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
230
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 1997

0.5% of collisions in Wandsworth in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious23017%
  • Slight1,10882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious23916%
  • Slight1,25884%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,345, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997: 1,345
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday204 (15%)
  • Tuesday194 (14%)
  • Wednesday193 (14%)
  • Thursday225 (17%)
  • Friday248 (18%)
  • Saturday164 (12%)
  • Sunday117 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59208 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59197 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59221 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59286 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59235 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January96 (7.1%)
  • February106 (7.9%)
  • March99 (7.4%)
  • April129 (9.6%)
  • May109 (8.1%)
  • June133 (9.9%)
  • July121 (9%)
  • August108 (8%)
  • September118 (8.8%)
  • October109 (8.1%)
  • November110 (8.2%)
  • December107 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight960 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit384 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,218 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,131 (84%)
  • Wet or damp208 (15%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,314 (98%)
  • 40 mph30 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,189 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road68 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant521 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist350 (23%)
  • Pedestrian275 (18%)
  • Cyclist252 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1044 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1577 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20119 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 25231 (15%)
  • 26 to 35504 (34%)
  • 36 to 45213 (14%)
  • 46 to 5599 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6553 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.3%)
  • Over 7538 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded72 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider971 (65%)
  • Pedestrian275 (18%)
  • Passenger258 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,433 (62%)
  • Motorcycle368 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle257 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes121 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach85 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 32nd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 1997

The A24 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 1997: 145, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24145157230
2ndA3142169017
3rdA217122134123
4thA3205120135024
5thA214728708
6thA219677318
7thA3036555907
8thA2055458012
9thA32204547011
10thA3216435306
11thA306293015
12thA218283703
13thB306242901
14thA3209232404
15thB229232604
16thA216141600
17thB242131705
18thB234111302
19thB305111101
20thA3031101202

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 1997

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 1,214.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 1997

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 1997: 339.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years