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Wandsworth road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,054 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth in 2021, and 1,143 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 173 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2020 (950), and casualties rose from 1,050.

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

Collisions in 2021
1,054
Up 11% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
1,143
Up 9% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
173
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Wandsworth in 2021

0.1% of collisions in Wandsworth in 2021 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Wandsworth from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious17316%
  • Slight88083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious17615%
  • Slight96685%

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,926 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 1,054, up 11% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 1,054
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (11%)
  • Tuesday158 (15%)
  • Wednesday159 (15%)
  • Thursday160 (15%)
  • Friday193 (18%)
  • Saturday146 (14%)
  • Sunday118 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59183 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59230 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59242 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (4.9%)
  • February58 (5.5%)
  • March89 (8.4%)
  • April115 (11%)
  • May106 (10%)
  • June92 (8.7%)
  • July99 (9.4%)
  • August79 (7.5%)
  • September110 (10%)
  • October101 (9.6%)
  • November93 (8.8%)
  • December60 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight745 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit265 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds842 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other56 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded51 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry814 (77%)
  • Wet or damp178 (17%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded60 (5.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph613 (58%)
  • 30 mph419 (40%)
  • 40 mph21 (2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway722 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road93 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout34 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded106 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Wandsworth in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist372 (33%)
  • Cyclist359 (31%)
  • Car occupant161 (14%)
  • Pedestrian152 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2090 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 25165 (14%)
  • 26 to 35375 (33%)
  • 36 to 45203 (18%)
  • 46 to 55121 (11%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (1.5%)
  • Over 7517 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded48 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider896 (78%)
  • Pedestrian152 (13%)
  • Passenger95 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car858 (44%)
  • Motorcycle447 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle380 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes121 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car61 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach43 (2.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)19 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Wandsworth in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Wandsworth had the 7th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
11th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Wandsworth in 2021

Tooting Bec, Wandsworth, SW17 8SX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Wandsworth in 2021, with 130 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Wandsworth with the most crashes in 2021

The A24 had the most collisions in Wandsworth in 2021: 141, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Wandsworth, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24141144130
2ndA394101020
3rdA2178899016
4thA32056573012
5thA2146173014
6thA2195761010
7thA3036546007
8thA205404106
9thA3216374308
10thA3220293302
11thA218151501
12thB306151602
13thA306141400
14thB229131602
15thB242111102
16thA2169901
17thB2379901
18thB3059902
19thA32098801
20thB23481000

Towns in Wandsworth: crashes in 2021

Wandsworth itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 987.

Postcode districts in Wandsworth: crashes in 2021

SW11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Wandsworth in 2021: 269.

Latest crashes in Wandsworth in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Wandsworth in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Wandsworth road accidents in other years