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Wandsworth road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 984 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 2015, and 1,098 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2014 (1,000), and casualties fell from 1,124.

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

Collisions in 2015
984
Down 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,098
Down 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
6.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 2015

0.6% of collisions in Wandsworth in 2015 were fatal and 6.7% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious666.7%
  • Slight91293%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious686.2%
  • Slight1,02493%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 984, down 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 984
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (14%)
  • Tuesday159 (16%)
  • Wednesday131 (13%)
  • Thursday147 (15%)
  • Friday163 (17%)
  • Saturday141 (14%)
  • Sunday102 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59174 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59231 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59204 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (10%)
  • February66 (6.7%)
  • March74 (7.5%)
  • April62 (6.3%)
  • May87 (8.8%)
  • June87 (8.8%)
  • July103 (10%)
  • August74 (7.5%)
  • September76 (7.7%)
  • October90 (9.1%)
  • November84 (8.5%)
  • December78 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight670 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit308 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds864 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry828 (84%)
  • Wet or damp154 (16%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph970 (99%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway886 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout32 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist299 (27%)
  • Cyclist270 (25%)
  • Car occupant240 (22%)
  • Pedestrian182 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2077 (7%)
  • 21 to 25153 (14%)
  • 26 to 35341 (31%)
  • 36 to 45202 (18%)
  • 46 to 55125 (11%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.1%)
  • Over 7525 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded33 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider772 (70%)
  • Pedestrian182 (17%)
  • Passenger144 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car859 (48%)
  • Motorcycle343 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle283 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car87 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach73 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wandsworth ranked among 351 areas in 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 18th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wandsworth in 2015

Tooting Bec, Wandsworth, SW17 8SX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wandsworth in 2015, with 123 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 2015

The A24 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 2015: 125, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24125141014
2ndA310612918
3rdA2179911114
4thA3205737804
5thA214545616
6thA219505605
7thA3036434803
8thA3216363815
9thA205344002
10thA3220283001
11thA218262901
12thA306212400
13thB229171900
14thA216111302
15thB3059900
16thB30691101
17thA32097700
18thA30316600
19thB2355500
20thB2425500

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 2015

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 896.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 2015

SW17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 2015: 243.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 2015, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years