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Wandsworth road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,003 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 2017, and 1,135 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2016 (951), and casualties rose from 1,085.

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

Collisions in 2017
1,003
Up 5% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,135
Up 5% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 2017

0.4% of collisions in Wandsworth in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious14114%
  • Slight85886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious14413%
  • Slight98787%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 1,003, up 5% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 1,003
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (14%)
  • Tuesday159 (16%)
  • Wednesday178 (18%)
  • Thursday154 (15%)
  • Friday144 (14%)
  • Saturday139 (14%)
  • Sunday91 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59186 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59201 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59200 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7.9%)
  • February53 (5.3%)
  • March79 (7.9%)
  • April87 (8.7%)
  • May80 (8%)
  • June99 (9.9%)
  • July77 (7.7%)
  • August77 (7.7%)
  • September91 (9.1%)
  • October107 (11%)
  • November99 (9.9%)
  • December75 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight696 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit287 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds820 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded34 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry750 (75%)
  • Wet or damp211 (21%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph119 (12%)
  • 30 mph854 (85%)
  • 40 mph29 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway780 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout29 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded37 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist281 (25%)
  • Cyclist277 (24%)
  • Car occupant246 (22%)
  • Pedestrian236 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2078 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 25178 (16%)
  • 26 to 35312 (27%)
  • 36 to 45224 (20%)
  • 46 to 55146 (13%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.6%)
  • Over 7519 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider751 (66%)
  • Pedestrian236 (21%)
  • Passenger148 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car842 (48%)
  • Motorcycle331 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle292 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car80 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach74 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 15th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wandsworth in 2017

Falconbrook, Wandsworth, SW11 2QP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wandsworth in 2017, with 135 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 2017

The A24 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 2017: 118, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24118139017
2ndA3109120018
3rdA320587100118
4thA2178193113
5thA214536108
6thA3036506208
7thA219495403
8thA3220343402
9thA205323309
10thA218182112
11thA3216182602
12thA306171912
13thA3209131504
14thB306111104
15thB2298802
16thB3058900
17thB2427800
18thB2376601
19thB2345501
20thA30313300

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 2017

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 926.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 2017

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 2017: 270.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years