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Wandsworth road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,235 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 2001, and 1,427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 187 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2000 (1,265), and casualties fell from 1,457.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,235
Down 2% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,427
Down 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
187
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 2001

0.5% of collisions in Wandsworth in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious18715%
  • Slight1,04284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious20314%
  • Slight1,21885%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,235, down 2% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001: 1,235
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (14%)
  • Tuesday214 (17%)
  • Wednesday193 (16%)
  • Thursday214 (17%)
  • Friday196 (16%)
  • Saturday142 (11%)
  • Sunday104 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59188 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59182 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59253 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59209 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59129 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January112 (9.1%)
  • February78 (6.3%)
  • March101 (8.2%)
  • April80 (6.5%)
  • May124 (10%)
  • June116 (9.4%)
  • July98 (7.9%)
  • August99 (8%)
  • September106 (8.6%)
  • October112 (9.1%)
  • November120 (9.7%)
  • December89 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight871 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit363 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,101 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,081 (88%)
  • Wet or damp148 (12%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,207 (98%)
  • 40 mph28 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,109 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant425 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist399 (28%)
  • Pedestrian292 (20%)
  • Cyclist161 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant88 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1047 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1560 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20124 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 25170 (12%)
  • 26 to 35420 (29%)
  • 36 to 45254 (18%)
  • 46 to 55111 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6562 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.4%)
  • Over 7533 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded78 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider882 (62%)
  • Pedestrian292 (20%)
  • Passenger253 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,211 (59%)
  • Motorcycle434 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle163 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach99 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Wandsworth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wandsworth ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 38th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wandsworth in 2001

Falconbrook, Wandsworth, SW11 2QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wandsworth in 2001, with 142 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 2001

The A24 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 2001: 132, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24132146018
2ndA3205128151117
3rdA3127140116
4thA217112132119
5thA303697110016
6thA2196075112
7thA2054958010
8thA214495809
9thA3216344509
10thA3220293612
11thA218283201
12thA306273204
13thB306222605
14thA3209212102
15thA216182103
16thB229161904
17thB242131902
18thB305101000
19thA30317803
20thB2344501

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 2001

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 1,141.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 2001

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 2001: 320.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years