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Wandsworth road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 945 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 2019, and 1,070 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2018 (982), and casualties fell from 1,105.

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

Collisions in 2019
945
Down 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
1,070
Down 3% on 2018
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 2019

0.7% of collisions in Wandsworth in 2019 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious15216%
  • Slight78683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious16015%
  • Slight90284%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 945, down 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 945
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (14%)
  • Tuesday125 (13%)
  • Wednesday151 (16%)
  • Thursday145 (15%)
  • Friday167 (18%)
  • Saturday118 (12%)
  • Sunday107 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59155 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59109 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59205 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (7.4%)
  • February68 (7.2%)
  • March76 (8%)
  • April74 (7.8%)
  • May96 (10%)
  • June87 (9.2%)
  • July90 (9.5%)
  • August73 (7.7%)
  • September74 (7.8%)
  • October86 (9.1%)
  • November86 (9.1%)
  • December65 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight637 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit272 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds748 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other36 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry689 (73%)
  • Wet or damp219 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded34 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph203 (21%)
  • 30 mph722 (76%)
  • 40 mph17 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway696 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout42 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded41 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist306 (29%)
  • Cyclist256 (24%)
  • Car occupant222 (21%)
  • Pedestrian191 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (2%)
  • 16 to 2058 (5.4%)
  • 21 to 25138 (13%)
  • 26 to 35332 (31%)
  • 36 to 45188 (18%)
  • 46 to 55160 (15%)
  • 56 to 6564 (6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2.7%)
  • Over 7527 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded35 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider759 (71%)
  • Pedestrian191 (18%)
  • Passenger120 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car840 (49%)
  • Motorcycle357 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle268 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach71 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car64 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Wandsworth ranked among 351 areas in 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 15th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Wandsworth in 2019

Tooting Bec, Wandsworth, SW17 8SX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wandsworth in 2019, with 102 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 2019

The A217 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 2019: 99, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21799112026
2ndA2491103114
3rdA37581012
4thA32057586116
5thA2144953012
6thA205424525
7thA3036384708
8thA219333902
9thA3216303625
10thA3220303406
11thB229253501
12thA306172704
13thB306171803
14thB305161801
15thB242151703
16thA218141403
17thA216131401
18thB237111102
19thA3209101100
20thB2343301

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 2019

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 887.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 2019

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 2019: 233.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 2019, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years