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Wandsworth road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,051 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 2004, and 1,203 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2003 (1,029), and casualties rose from 1,174.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,051
Up 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,203
Up 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 2004

0.8% of collisions in Wandsworth in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious13413%
  • Slight90986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious14212%
  • Slight1,05388%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,051, up 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 1,051
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (16%)
  • Tuesday152 (14%)
  • Wednesday182 (17%)
  • Thursday152 (14%)
  • Friday163 (16%)
  • Saturday148 (14%)
  • Sunday89 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59176 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59175 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59153 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59188 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January90 (8.6%)
  • February69 (6.6%)
  • March99 (9.4%)
  • April74 (7%)
  • May82 (7.8%)
  • June94 (8.9%)
  • July104 (9.9%)
  • August91 (8.7%)
  • September80 (7.6%)
  • October107 (10%)
  • November89 (8.5%)
  • December72 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight750 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit299 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds949 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (9.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry904 (86%)
  • Wet or damp141 (13%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,008 (96%)
  • 40 mph35 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway909 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist306 (25%)
  • Pedestrian220 (18%)
  • Cyclist169 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 20101 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 25146 (12%)
  • 26 to 35337 (28%)
  • 36 to 45237 (20%)
  • 46 to 5590 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6572 (6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.3%)
  • Over 7533 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded75 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider761 (63%)
  • Passenger222 (18%)
  • Pedestrian220 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,045 (58%)
  • Motorcycle334 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle170 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach114 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle24 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car20 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 37th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wandsworth in 2004

Falconbrook, Wandsworth, SW11 2QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wandsworth in 2004, with 131 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 2004

The A24 and A3 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 2004, with 99 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2499112216
2ndA399121011
3rdA21797114015
4thA2147882211
5thA32057793010
6thA3036638408
7thA219565913
8thA2054248010
9thA3220323312
10thA3216272804
11thA306252804
12thB229212703
13thA218192301
14thB242172112
15thA3209162002
16thB306161604
17thA216131502
18thB2377700
19thB3056600
20thA30315600

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 2004

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 967.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 2004

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 2004: 258.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years