Skip to main content
CrashStats

Wandsworth road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 812 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 2009, and 932 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2008 (760), and casualties rose from 891.

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

Collisions in 2009
812
Up 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
932
Up 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 2009

0.7% of collisions in Wandsworth in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious10913%
  • Slight69786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious11412%
  • Slight81287%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 812, up 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 812
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (13%)
  • Tuesday126 (16%)
  • Wednesday108 (13%)
  • Thursday125 (15%)
  • Friday149 (18%)
  • Saturday119 (15%)
  • Sunday77 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.1%)
  • February55 (6.8%)
  • March74 (9.1%)
  • April61 (7.5%)
  • May65 (8%)
  • June69 (8.5%)
  • July69 (8.5%)
  • August58 (7.1%)
  • September79 (9.7%)
  • October81 (10%)
  • November81 (10%)
  • December62 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight558 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit251 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds694 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry649 (80%)
  • Wet or damp150 (18%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph802 (99%)
  • 40 mph8 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway725 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout23 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist257 (28%)
  • Car occupant234 (25%)
  • Cyclist205 (22%)
  • Pedestrian173 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1536 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2072 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 25106 (11%)
  • 26 to 35296 (32%)
  • 36 to 45176 (19%)
  • 46 to 55101 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.5%)
  • Over 7516 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded49 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider653 (70%)
  • Pedestrian173 (19%)
  • Passenger106 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car786 (53%)
  • Motorcycle288 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle210 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach57 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wandsworth ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 40th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wandsworth in 2009

Tooting Bec, Wandsworth, SW17 8SX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wandsworth in 2009, with 110 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 2009

The A24 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 2009: 107, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24107117219
2ndA217829817
3rdA3799419
4thA32057998010
5thA214475707
6thA3036354104
7thA219323605
8thA3220262706
9thA3216242806
10thA205232603
11thA218151700
12thA216131503
13thA306131501
14thA3209111202
15thB229101101
16thB23771000
17thB3066611
18thB2425600
19thB2344402
20thB3054400

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 2009

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 751.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 2009

SW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 2009: 195.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 2009, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years