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Wandsworth road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,242 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 1998, and 1,432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 212 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1997 (1,345), and casualties fell from 1,504.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,242
Down 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,432
Down 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
212
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 1998

0.5% of collisions in Wandsworth in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious21217%
  • Slight1,02482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious23016%
  • Slight1,19684%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,242, down 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 1,242
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday167 (13%)
  • Tuesday187 (15%)
  • Wednesday231 (19%)
  • Thursday173 (14%)
  • Friday199 (16%)
  • Saturday150 (12%)
  • Sunday135 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59187 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59219 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59204 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59226 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59211 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January105 (8.5%)
  • February92 (7.4%)
  • March115 (9.3%)
  • April88 (7.1%)
  • May99 (8%)
  • June106 (8.5%)
  • July95 (7.6%)
  • August114 (9.2%)
  • September123 (9.9%)
  • October112 (9%)
  • November115 (9.3%)
  • December78 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight882 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit354 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,054 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry989 (80%)
  • Wet or damp249 (20%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,199 (97%)
  • 40 mph41 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,064 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road73 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant499 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist316 (22%)
  • Pedestrian277 (19%)
  • Cyclist212 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1041 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1571 (5%)
  • 16 to 20124 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 25184 (13%)
  • 26 to 35448 (31%)
  • 36 to 45211 (15%)
  • 46 to 55116 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6558 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7540 (2.8%)
  • Over 7538 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded69 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider901 (63%)
  • Pedestrian277 (19%)
  • Passenger254 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,330 (61%)
  • Motorcycle341 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle215 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach94 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 37th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 1998

The A3 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 1998: 123, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3123140012
2ndA24116133027
3rdA217109119120
4thA3205108129020
5thA2147394112
6thA2196675113
7thA30365868010
8thA205445207
9thB229404907
10thA3216374207
11thA3220374117
12thA218293502
13thB306212502
14thA216171700
15thA306151906
16thB305131412
17thA3209121300
18thB242121405
19thB234101202
20thB2377701

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 1998

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,139.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 1998

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 1998: 306.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years