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Wandsworth road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 995 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 2012, and 1,122 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2011 (951), and casualties rose from 1,058.

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

Collisions in 2012
995
Up 5% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,122
Up 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Wandsworth in 2012 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious10010%
  • Slight89089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious1049.3%
  • Slight1,01390%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 995, up 5% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 995
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday152 (15%)
  • Tuesday150 (15%)
  • Wednesday149 (15%)
  • Thursday175 (18%)
  • Friday156 (16%)
  • Saturday120 (12%)
  • Sunday93 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59184 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59140 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59201 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59193 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (7.3%)
  • February65 (6.5%)
  • March94 (9.4%)
  • April64 (6.4%)
  • May97 (9.7%)
  • June81 (8.1%)
  • July101 (10%)
  • August68 (6.8%)
  • September86 (8.6%)
  • October103 (10%)
  • November88 (8.8%)
  • December75 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight691 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit304 (31%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds835 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry775 (78%)
  • Wet or damp211 (21%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph989 (99%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway909 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout25 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist296 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist296 (26%)
  • Car occupant245 (22%)
  • Pedestrian196 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (5%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2054 (4.8%)
  • 21 to 25154 (14%)
  • 26 to 35349 (31%)
  • 36 to 45213 (19%)
  • 46 to 55133 (12%)
  • 56 to 6562 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.8%)
  • Over 7529 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded35 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider797 (71%)
  • Pedestrian196 (17%)
  • Passenger129 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car869 (49%)
  • Motorcycle322 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle311 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach70 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car60 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wandsworth ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 22nd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wandsworth in 2012

Tooting Bec, Wandsworth, SW17 8SX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wandsworth in 2012, with 125 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 2012

The A24 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 2012: 141, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24141150113
2ndA311212306
3rdA320588105015
4thA2177188211
5thA214566102
6thA3036557316
7thA219546314
8thA205394107
9thA3220374105
10thA3216222302
11thA218202201
12thB306171903
13thB229151501
14thA306121501
15thB237121302
16thA216101201
17thB242101001
18thA320991002
19thA303181101
20thB3055501

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 2012

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 913.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 2012

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 2012: 253.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 2012, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Wandsworth road accidents in other years