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Wandsworth road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 875 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 2005, and 981 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2004 (1,051), and casualties fell from 1,203.

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

Collisions in 2005
875
Down 17% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
981
Down 18% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 2005

0.5% of collisions in Wandsworth in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious11413%
  • Slight75787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious11712%
  • Slight86088%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 875, down 17% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 875
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (15%)
  • Tuesday136 (16%)
  • Wednesday133 (15%)
  • Thursday127 (15%)
  • Friday156 (18%)
  • Saturday112 (13%)
  • Sunday80 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (11%)
  • February56 (6.4%)
  • March63 (7.2%)
  • April72 (8.2%)
  • May68 (7.8%)
  • June67 (7.7%)
  • July72 (8.2%)
  • August61 (7%)
  • September76 (8.7%)
  • October82 (9.4%)
  • November91 (10%)
  • December70 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight622 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit248 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds769 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (9.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry728 (83%)
  • Wet or damp143 (16%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph856 (98%)
  • 40 mph9 (1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway764 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout26 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist267 (27%)
  • Pedestrian169 (17%)
  • Cyclist152 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2068 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 25115 (12%)
  • 26 to 35294 (30%)
  • 36 to 45200 (20%)
  • 46 to 5584 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.9%)
  • Over 7519 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded69 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider668 (68%)
  • Pedestrian169 (17%)
  • Passenger144 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car951 (59%)
  • Motorcycle291 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle155 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach87 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 55th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wandsworth in 2005

Wandsworth Town, Wandsworth, SW18 1SR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wandsworth in 2005, with 92 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 2005

The A24 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 2005: 88, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA248897014
2ndA38692012
3rdA217849506
4thA32058090210
5thA2145769012
6thA3036414615
7thA219404703
8thA205283004
9thA218243014
10thB229222404
11thA306212302
12thA3216212307
13thA3220212302
14thA3209141402
15thA21691202
16thB24291002
17thB2377701
18thB3067701
19thA30313301
20thB2343301

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 2005

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 801.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 2005

SW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 2005: 198.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 2005, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years