Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A205 in Lambeth, 29 Dec 2025, 17:00
- Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen ID5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010617920
Balham, Wandsworth, SW12 9SB area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 1,729 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Balham ward, Wandsworth, from 2001 to 2025, with 1,905 casualties. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 246 were serious.
In 2025 there were 65 collisions here, down from 78 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 1,729
- 102nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 1,905
- 1.10 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 8
- 8 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 65
- Down 17% on 2024
Crash severity at the SW12 9SB hotspot
254 of the 1,729 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal80.5%
- Serious24614%
- Slight1,47585%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 8
- Seriously injured
- 253
- Slightly injured
- 1,644
- All casualties
- 1,905
Accidents by year at the SW12 9SB hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 101 in 2023, against an average of 69 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the SW12 9SB hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 65
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | 68 |
| 2024 | 78 | 80 |
| 2023 | 101 | 105 |
| 2022 | 89 | 101 |
| 2021 | 88 | 89 |
| 2020 | 68 | 73 |
| 2019 | 71 | 80 |
| 2018 | 77 | 82 |
| 2017 | 67 | 77 |
| 2016 | 53 | 58 |
| 2015 | 73 | 78 |
| 2014 | 63 | 65 |
| 2013 | 68 | 74 |
| 2012 | 71 | 77 |
| 2011 | 67 | 74 |
| 2010 | 65 | 73 |
| 2009 | 70 | 84 |
| 2008 | 34 | 42 |
| 2007 | 44 | 56 |
| 2006 | 41 | 45 |
| 2005 | 68 | 71 |
| 2004 | 70 | 83 |
| 2003 | 67 | 78 |
| 2002 | 88 | 102 |
| 2001 | 83 | 90 |
Map of crashes at the SW12 9SB hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near SW12 9SB.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Balham, Wandsworth, SW12 9SB area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the SW12 9SB hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Balham
- Council area
- Wandsworth
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- SW12 9SB
- Postcode district
- SW12
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.4482, -0.14792
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 29 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 102nd of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the SW12 9SB hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Wandsworth had the most collisions, 1,317 of 1,729.
Accident hotspots near SW12 9SB
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Northcote, Wandsworth, SW4 9RR area, 0.8 km away, with 132 collisions.
- Northcote, Wandsworth, SW4 9RR area0.8 km away, 150 casualties132 collisions
- Clapham Common & Abbeville, Lambeth, SW4 9NA area1.2 km away, 791 casualties713 collisions
- Trinity, Wandsworth, SW17 7SS area1.2 km away, 1,336 casualties1,179 collisions
- Streatham Hill West & Thornton, Lambeth, SW2 4HT area1.3 km away, 268 casualties234 collisions
- South Balham, Wandsworth, SW17 8JS area1.5 km away, 468 casualties405 collisions
- Wandsworth Common, Wandsworth, SW18 3RS area1.6 km away, 715 casualties639 collisions
- Clapham Park, Lambeth, SW2 5LT area1.7 km away, 2,191 casualties1,880 collisions
- Lavender, Wandsworth, SW11 5EE area1.7 km away, 994 casualties894 collisions
All 1,729 crashes at the SW12 9SB hotspot
Newest first, from 2 January 2001 to 29 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 18 Dec 2025, 07:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010616125
- Slight
BMW 2 Series crash on the A24 in Lambeth, 11 Dec 2025, 11:10
- BMW 2 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010614758
- Slight
Citroen Dispatch crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 11 Dec 2025, 08:40
- Citroen Dispatch and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010614863
- Slight
Dacia Duster crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 26 Nov 2025, 17:02
- Dacia Duster and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010611951
- Serious
Honda NSC crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 21 Nov 2025, 14:30
- Honda NSC and Kia Niro
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010611005
- Serious
Mercedes A Class crash on the A205 in Lambeth, 20 Nov 2025, 10:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010610535
- Serious
Toyota Prius crash on an unclassified road in Wandsworth, 10 Nov 2025, 07:10
- Toyota Prius and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025010608481
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on the B242 in Wandsworth, 15 Oct 2025, 18:42
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010603906
- Slight
Mazda 2 crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 15 Oct 2025, 08:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010603844
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 13 Oct 2025, 18:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010604568
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A24 in Lambeth, 11 Oct 2025, 23:35
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010603187
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 11 Oct 2025, 10:42
- Ford Fiesta and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010603075
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 4 Oct 2025, 20:45
- Mercedes E Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010601841
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the B237 in Wandsworth, 2 Oct 2025, 08:18
- Nissan Qashqai and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010601668
- Slight
Honda GLR 125 crash on the A205 in Lambeth, 23 Sep 2025, 07:48
- Honda GLR 125 and Renault Master
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010599276
- Slight
Toyota C-HR crash on an unclassified road in Wandsworth, 21 Sep 2025, 11:00
- Toyota C-HR and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010598885
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 20 Sep 2025, 13:30
- A bicycle and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010599087
- Slight
Volkswagen T-Roc crash on the B242 in Wandsworth, 20 Sep 2025, 12:26
- Volkswagen T-Roc and Volkswagen Transporter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010598958
- Serious
Mini Cooper crash on the B242 in Wandsworth, 16 Sep 2025, 08:20
- Mini Cooper and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010597837
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A205 in Lambeth, 14 Sep 2025, 00:25
- Nissan Qashqai and Volkswagen Sharan
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010597473
- Serious
Bicycle crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 10 Sep 2025, 12:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010596706
- Slight
Toyota crash on an unclassified road in Lambeth, 9 Sep 2025, 15:10
- Toyota and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010601518
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 29 Aug 2025, 05:30
- Toyota Yaris and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010594362
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 29 Aug 2025, 04:05
- Peugeot 208, Mercedes V Class and Volvo
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010594359
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A24 in Lambeth, 27 Aug 2025, 11:50
- Volkswagen Passat and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010594077
- Slight
Volvo V90 crash on a C road in Wandsworth, 24 Aug 2025, 21:32
- Volvo V90, Honda NSC and Nissan Qashqai
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010593630
- Slight
Honda SH 125 crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 19 Aug 2025, 19:00
- Honda SH 125 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010592824
- Slight
Yamaha GPD crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 18 Aug 2025, 21:15
- Yamaha GPD and Kia Niro
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010592683
- Serious
Honda Civic crash on the A205 in Lambeth, 18 Aug 2025, 08:50
- Honda Civic and Honda CBR
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010592556
- Slight
BMW 2 Series crash on an unclassified road in Wandsworth, 12 Aug 2025, 13:45
- BMW 2 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010591654
- Slight
Mini One crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 7 Aug 2025, 01:29
- Mini One and Tesla Model Y
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025010590752
- Slight
Seat Alhambra crash on an unclassified road in Wandsworth, 4 Aug 2025, 11:12
- Seat Alhambra and Honda NSC
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010590281
- Slight
Volvo V90 crash on the A205 in Lambeth, 29 Jul 2025, 14:09
- Volvo V90 and Triumph Street Triple
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010589336
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Lambeth, 26 Jul 2025, 14:07
- Volkswagen Polo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010588993
- Serious
MG HS crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 14 Jul 2025, 07:45
- MG HS and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010586596
- Serious
Audi A3 crash on a C road in Wandsworth, 10 Jul 2025, 19:40
- Audi A3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010586097
- Serious
Bicycle crash on the A24 in Lambeth, 1 Jul 2025, 23:50
- A bicycle and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010584666
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 1 Jul 2025, 17:00
- Mercedes E Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010585371
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Lambeth, 30 Jun 2025, 11:16
- BMW 1 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010583754
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 25 Jun 2025, 17:30
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010582829
- Slight
Electric motorcycle crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 20 Jun 2025, 19:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010581887
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on the B242 in Wandsworth, 14 Jun 2025, 10:26
- Volkswagen UP and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010580504
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A24 in Lambeth, 14 Jun 2025, 07:55
- Nissan Qashqai and Yamaha X
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010580547
- Slight
Mercedes Gla Class crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 9 Jun 2025, 19:40
- Mercedes Gla Class and Renault Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025010579884
- Slight
Bicycle crash on a C road in Wandsworth, 13 May 2025, 07:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010574663
- Slight
Volkswagen Caddy crash on a C road in Wandsworth, 12 May 2025, 15:10
- Volkswagen Caddy and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010574499
- Slight
Van crash on the A24 in Wandsworth, 30 Apr 2025, 17:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010572381