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Wandsworth road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,029 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 2003, and 1,174 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2002 (1,209), and casualties fell from 1,409.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,029
Down 15% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,174
Down 17% on 2002
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 2003

1% of collisions in Wandsworth in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious13213%
  • Slight88786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious13812%
  • Slight1,02687%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,029, down 15% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 1,029
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (15%)
  • Tuesday165 (16%)
  • Wednesday172 (17%)
  • Thursday144 (14%)
  • Friday165 (16%)
  • Saturday123 (12%)
  • Sunday104 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59134 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59166 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59250 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (5.7%)
  • February81 (7.9%)
  • March88 (8.6%)
  • April81 (7.9%)
  • May83 (8.1%)
  • June116 (11%)
  • July89 (8.6%)
  • August97 (9.4%)
  • September77 (7.5%)
  • October104 (10%)
  • November88 (8.6%)
  • December66 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight722 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit307 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds934 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (8.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry915 (89%)
  • Wet or damp106 (10%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,003 (97%)
  • 40 mph24 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway923 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist320 (27%)
  • Pedestrian224 (19%)
  • Cyclist154 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2072 (6.1%)
  • 21 to 25144 (12%)
  • 26 to 35348 (30%)
  • 36 to 45226 (19%)
  • 46 to 5590 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6557 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.2%)
  • Over 7537 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded82 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider737 (63%)
  • Pedestrian224 (19%)
  • Passenger213 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car979 (56%)
  • Motorcycle360 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle156 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach109 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 49th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wandsworth in 2003

Falconbrook, Wandsworth, SW11 2QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wandsworth in 2003, with 107 collisions, 18 of them serious.

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 2003

The A24 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 2003: 118, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24118139018
2ndA3101118120
3rdA21795107010
4thA320585106013
5thA214587125
6thA3036545806
7thA205485414
8thA219475304
9thA3216252800
10thB229252524
11thA306212304
12thA3220181801
13thB306162001
14thA218141601
15thA216131501
16thB242111101
17thA3209101003
18thB2376600
19thB3056601
20thA30314500

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 2003

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 945.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 2003

SW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 2003: 237.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years