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Wandsworth road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 982 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 2018, and 1,105 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2017 (1,003), and casualties fell from 1,135.

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

Collisions in 2018
982
Down 2% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
1,105
Down 3% on 2017
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 2018

0.6% of collisions in Wandsworth in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious15716%
  • Slight81983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious16315%
  • Slight93685%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 982, down 2% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 982
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (12%)
  • Tuesday157 (16%)
  • Wednesday168 (17%)
  • Thursday151 (15%)
  • Friday177 (18%)
  • Saturday122 (12%)
  • Sunday85 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59179 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59217 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59198 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (9.7%)
  • February62 (6.3%)
  • March86 (8.8%)
  • April66 (6.7%)
  • May94 (9.6%)
  • June98 (10%)
  • July98 (10%)
  • August72 (7.3%)
  • September79 (8%)
  • October80 (8.1%)
  • November84 (8.6%)
  • December68 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight680 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit281 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds808 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded32 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry762 (78%)
  • Wet or damp177 (18%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph155 (16%)
  • 30 mph794 (81%)
  • 40 mph32 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway737 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road65 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout25 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded38 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist292 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist266 (24%)
  • Car occupant265 (24%)
  • Pedestrian199 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1519 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2056 (5.1%)
  • 21 to 25126 (11%)
  • 26 to 35346 (31%)
  • 36 to 45187 (17%)
  • 46 to 55166 (15%)
  • 56 to 6573 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.3%)
  • Over 7533 (3%)
  • Not recorded32 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider781 (71%)
  • Pedestrian199 (18%)
  • Passenger125 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car858 (49%)
  • Motorcycle309 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle302 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes113 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car79 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach62 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 12th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wandsworth in 2018

Tooting Bec, Wandsworth, SW17 8SX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wandsworth in 2018, with 107 collisions, 19 of them serious.

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 2018

The A24 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 2018: 101, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24101112021
2ndA21796107110
3rdA320587101015
4thA38292113
5thA30364351010
6thA219424606
7thA214404907
8thA205374105
9thA3220303408
10thA3216272915
11thB229202104
12thA306181914
13thA218151603
14thA3209151501
15thB306151504
16thA216121802
17thB23791000
18thB2428900
19thB3056602
20thA30313300

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 2018

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 907.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 2018

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 2018: 229.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2018.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years