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Wandsworth road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 897 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 2010, and 1,024 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2009 (812), and casualties rose from 932.

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

Collisions in 2010
897
Up 10% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,024
Up 10% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 2010

0.3% of collisions in Wandsworth in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious9911%
  • Slight79589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious999.7%
  • Slight92290%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 897, up 10% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 897
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (14%)
  • Tuesday131 (15%)
  • Wednesday152 (17%)
  • Thursday145 (16%)
  • Friday140 (16%)
  • Saturday131 (15%)
  • Sunday71 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59151 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59203 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59166 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (7.7%)
  • February64 (7.1%)
  • March58 (6.5%)
  • April64 (7.1%)
  • May72 (8%)
  • June79 (8.8%)
  • July100 (11%)
  • August63 (7%)
  • September76 (8.5%)
  • October102 (11%)
  • November93 (10%)
  • December57 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight637 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit258 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds786 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (8.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry722 (80%)
  • Wet or damp153 (17%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.6%)
  • Snow7 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph885 (99%)
  • 40 mph12 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway813 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout27 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist244 (24%)
  • Cyclist238 (23%)
  • Pedestrian188 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2071 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 25133 (13%)
  • 26 to 35282 (28%)
  • 36 to 45199 (19%)
  • 46 to 55117 (11%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.3%)
  • Over 7533 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded50 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider713 (70%)
  • Pedestrian188 (18%)
  • Passenger123 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car851 (53%)
  • Motorcycle279 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle244 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach55 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 29th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wandsworth in 2010

Wandsworth Town, Wandsworth, SW18 1SR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wandsworth in 2010, with 85 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 2010

The A24 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 2010: 107, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24107118014
2ndA2179511308
3rdA392102011
4thA3205808919
5thA214617114
6thA219424813
7thA205333503
8thA3220313505
9thA3216303506
10thA3036293903
11thA218182101
12thB229182203
13thA3209111601
14thA306101001
15thB306101001
16thB24291202
17thA2168802
18thB2378900
19thB3056602
20thB2345500

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 2010

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 813.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 2010

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 2010: 212.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years