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Wandsworth road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 951 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 2016, and 1,085 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2015 (984), and casualties fell from 1,098.

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

Collisions in 2016
951
Down 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,085
Down 1% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 2016

0.5% of collisions in Wandsworth in 2016 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious929.7%
  • Slight85490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious938.6%
  • Slight98791%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 951, down 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 951
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (15%)
  • Tuesday151 (16%)
  • Wednesday145 (15%)
  • Thursday136 (14%)
  • Friday165 (17%)
  • Saturday123 (13%)
  • Sunday91 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59149 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59216 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59211 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (8.3%)
  • February71 (7.5%)
  • March66 (6.9%)
  • April72 (7.6%)
  • May83 (8.7%)
  • June88 (9.3%)
  • July85 (8.9%)
  • August79 (8.3%)
  • September74 (7.8%)
  • October97 (10%)
  • November86 (9%)
  • December71 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight646 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit288 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds805 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded27 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry777 (82%)
  • Wet or damp157 (17%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph934 (98%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway845 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout25 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist264 (24%)
  • Car occupant257 (24%)
  • Cyclist257 (24%)
  • Pedestrian178 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2057 (5.3%)
  • 21 to 25140 (13%)
  • 26 to 35338 (31%)
  • 36 to 45210 (19%)
  • 46 to 55146 (13%)
  • 56 to 6555 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.3%)
  • Over 7524 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider763 (70%)
  • Pedestrian178 (16%)
  • Passenger144 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car834 (49%)
  • Motorcycle297 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle266 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car97 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach71 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 20th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wandsworth in 2016

Falconbrook, Wandsworth, SW11 2QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wandsworth in 2016, with 104 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 2016

The A24 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 2016: 116, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24116138014
2ndA217879705
3rdA32058699111
4thA384109013
5thA219566002
6thA214485103
7thA3036464712
8thA205394501
9thA3220353605
10thA306253313
11thB229243001
12thA3216222404
13thB306202203
14thA218111300
15thB242101211
16thA320981201
17thB3058810
18thA2167801
19thB2345600
20thB2354400

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 2016

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 868.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 2016

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 2016: 234.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years