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Wandsworth road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 871 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 2013, and 1,003 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2012 (995), and casualties fell from 1,122.

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

Collisions in 2013
871
Down 12% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
1,003
Down 11% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 2013

0.6% of collisions in Wandsworth in 2013 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious9411%
  • Slight77289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious949.4%
  • Slight90490%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 871, down 12% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 871
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (12%)
  • Tuesday136 (16%)
  • Wednesday139 (16%)
  • Thursday140 (16%)
  • Friday170 (20%)
  • Saturday108 (12%)
  • Sunday72 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59204 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7%)
  • February53 (6.1%)
  • March53 (6.1%)
  • April65 (7.5%)
  • May80 (9.2%)
  • June83 (9.5%)
  • July88 (10%)
  • August62 (7.1%)
  • September94 (11%)
  • October76 (8.7%)
  • November90 (10%)
  • December66 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight591 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit276 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds726 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry692 (79%)
  • Wet or damp168 (19%)
  • Snow8 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph851 (98%)
  • 40 mph8 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway795 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout22 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist290 (29%)
  • Car occupant240 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist233 (23%)
  • Pedestrian162 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2057 (5.7%)
  • 21 to 25128 (13%)
  • 26 to 35324 (32%)
  • 36 to 45204 (20%)
  • 46 to 55112 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.1%)
  • Over 7523 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded34 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider720 (72%)
  • Pedestrian162 (16%)
  • Passenger121 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car791 (50%)
  • Pedal cycle299 (19%)
  • Motorcycle255 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (6%)
  • Bus or coach54 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car53 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 27th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wandsworth in 2013

Tooting Bec, Wandsworth, SW17 8SX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wandsworth in 2013, with 131 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 2013

The A24 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 2013: 138, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24138153111
2ndA395117111
3rdA217697408
4thA3205596506
5thA219556609
6thA214374601
7thA205313606
8thA3036293304
9thA3216273013
10thA3220263404
11thB306192202
12thB229141904
13thA218121301
14thA306121602
15thB242101301
16thB2379900
17thA32098901
18thB3058900
19thA2166801
20thA30314600

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 2013

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 802.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 2013

SW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 2013: 235.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 2013, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years