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Wandsworth road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,241 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 1999, and 1,420 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1998 (1,242), and casualties fell from 1,432.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,241
Level with 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,420
Down 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
9
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 1999

0.7% of collisions in Wandsworth in 1999 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious16113%
  • Slight1,07186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious17813%
  • Slight1,23387%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,241, level with 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999: 1,241
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday176 (14%)
  • Tuesday206 (17%)
  • Wednesday180 (15%)
  • Thursday197 (16%)
  • Friday200 (16%)
  • Saturday149 (12%)
  • Sunday133 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59179 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59170 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59229 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59271 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59223 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (7.8%)
  • February90 (7.3%)
  • March104 (8.4%)
  • April92 (7.4%)
  • May113 (9.1%)
  • June106 (8.5%)
  • July126 (10%)
  • August90 (7.3%)
  • September119 (9.6%)
  • October119 (9.6%)
  • November83 (6.7%)
  • December102 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight897 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit332 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,112 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,059 (85%)
  • Wet or damp173 (14%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,209 (97%)
  • 40 mph30 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,076 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist379 (27%)
  • Pedestrian294 (21%)
  • Cyclist198 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1046 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1568 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20116 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 25174 (12%)
  • 26 to 35441 (31%)
  • 36 to 45196 (14%)
  • 46 to 55126 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6570 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2%)
  • Over 7535 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded89 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider895 (63%)
  • Pedestrian294 (21%)
  • Passenger231 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,234 (59%)
  • Motorcycle409 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle200 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach96 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 36th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 1999

The A3 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 1999: 125, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA312514619
2ndA3205124146123
3rdA24123138017
4thA217104114010
5thA30369010017
6thA2146172211
7thA2195568211
8thA2054853010
9thB229344108
10thA3216324002
11thA218313814
12thA3220293007
13thA216202303
14thA3209151510
15thB306151602
16thA306141802
17thB242111100
18thA30318803
19thB2377900
20thB2345502

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 1999

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 1,137.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 1999

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 1999: 325.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 1999, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years