Slight
Bicycle crash on a C road in Wandsworth, 2 Dec 2025, 07:41
- A bicycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010614363
South Balham, Wandsworth, SW17 8JS area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 405 road collisions at this accident hotspot in South Balham ward, Wandsworth, from 2001 to 2025, with 468 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 44 were serious.
In 2025 there were 11 collisions here, down from 19 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 405
- 1,737th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 468
- 1.16 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 4
- 4 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 11
- Down 42% on 2024
Crash severity at the SW17 8JS hotspot
48 of the 405 collisions here (12%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal41%
- Serious4411%
- Slight35788%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 46
- Slightly injured
- 418
- All casualties
- 468
Accidents by year at the SW17 8JS hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 25 in 2004, against an average of 16 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the SW17 8JS hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 11
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 |
| 2024 | 19 | 25 |
| 2023 | 12 | 13 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 |
| 2021 | 20 | 21 |
| 2020 | 14 | 18 |
| 2019 | 22 | 26 |
| 2018 | 19 | 24 |
| 2017 | 20 | 23 |
| 2016 | 18 | 24 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 |
| 2013 | 11 | 15 |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 |
| 2011 | 19 | 22 |
| 2010 | 14 | 15 |
| 2009 | 11 | 16 |
| 2008 | 14 | 17 |
| 2007 | 18 | 23 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 |
| 2005 | 13 | 15 |
| 2004 | 25 | 28 |
| 2003 | 18 | 18 |
| 2002 | 16 | 17 |
| 2001 | 17 | 23 |
Map of crashes at the SW17 8JS hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near SW17 8JS.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the South Balham, Wandsworth, SW17 8JS area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the SW17 8JS 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
- South Balham
- Council area
- Wandsworth
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- SW17 8JS
- Postcode district
- SW17
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.4351, -0.14764
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 2 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 1,737th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the SW17 8JS hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Wandsworth had the most collisions, 246 of 405.
Accident hotspots near SW17 8JS
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Trinity, Wandsworth, SW17 7SS area, 1.1 km away, with 1,179 collisions.
- Trinity, Wandsworth, SW17 7SS area1.1 km away, 1,336 casualties1,179 collisions
- Tooting Bec, Wandsworth, SW17 8SX area1.2 km away, 3,004 casualties2,685 collisions
- Streatham St Leonard's, Lambeth, SW16 6AW area1.4 km away, 2,436 casualties2,096 collisions
- Balham, Wandsworth, SW12 9SB area1.5 km away, 1,905 casualties1,729 collisions
- Furzedown, Wandsworth, SW16 6QN area1.5 km away, 688 casualties597 collisions
- Streatham Hill West & Thornton, Lambeth, SW2 4HT area1.6 km away, 268 casualties234 collisions
- Streatham Hill East, Lambeth, SW16 2NF area1.6 km away, 1,553 casualties1,386 collisions
- Tooting Broadway, Wandsworth, SW17 9XL area2.1 km away, 1,497 casualties1,311 collisions
All 405 crashes at the SW17 8JS hotspot
Newest first, from 17 January 2001 to 2 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 28 Oct 2025, 18:08
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010606247
- Slight
Car crash on a C road in Wandsworth, 15 Oct 2025, 16:51
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010603907
- Serious
Lexus IS 300 crash on the B242 in Wandsworth, 12 Sep 2025, 06:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010597107
- Slight
Yamaha GPD crash on the B242 in Wandsworth, 27 Jul 2025, 20:40
- Yamaha GPD and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010589085
- Slight
Honda CR-V crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 18 Jul 2025, 11:12
- Honda CR-V and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010587400
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 13 May 2025, 18:00
- Toyota Aygo and Yamaha XC
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010574764
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the B242 in Wandsworth, 11 May 2025, 11:40
- Peugeot 208 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010574304
- Slight
Mercedes Vito crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 11 May 2025, 00:30
- Mercedes Vito and Mercedes E Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010574556
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on the B242 in Wandsworth, 14 Mar 2025, 08:30
- Kia Picanto and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010563865
- Slight
Jeep Compass crash on an unclassified road in Wandsworth, 13 Mar 2025, 16:10
- Jeep Compass and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010564330
- Fatal
Volkswagen Crafter crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 1 Nov 2024, 22:29
- Volkswagen Crafter, Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010541166
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on an unclassified road in Wandsworth, 26 Oct 2024, 22:53
- Mercedes C Class and BMW M1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010540152
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the B242 in Wandsworth, 2 Oct 2024, 12:25
- Vauxhall Mokka and Honda NSS
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010535537
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 7 Sep 2024, 10:37
- Ford Fiesta and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010530845
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on a C road in Wandsworth, 30 Aug 2024, 11:35
- Volkswagen Golf and Citroen C3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010529554
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Wandsworth, 11 Aug 2024, 19:10
- Volkswagen Golf and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010526615
- Serious
Mitsubishi Outlander crash on the B242 in Wandsworth, 25 Jul 2024, 19:25
- Mitsubishi Outlander and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010523749
- Slight
Peugeot 107 crash on the B242 in Wandsworth, 15 Jul 2024, 16:30
- Peugeot 107 and Yamaha X
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010521914
- Slight
Honda NSC crash on a C road in Wandsworth, 5 Jul 2024, 02:30
- Honda NSC and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010520133
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on a C road in Wandsworth, 29 Jun 2024, 20:05
- Toyota Corolla and Honda NSS
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010519089
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 18 Jun 2024, 07:23
- Toyota Prius, Iveco Daily and Audi A4
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2024010516817
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 20 May 2024, 09:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010511542
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the B242 in Wandsworth, 17 Apr 2024, 21:15
- Ford Focus and Honda CBF 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010505512
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on an unclassified road in Wandsworth, 28 Mar 2024, 00:40
- Volkswagen Passat and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010502112
- Slight
Yamaha crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 24 Mar 2024, 19:33
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010501527
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B242 in Wandsworth, 22 Mar 2024, 07:55
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010501061
- Slight
Honda WW125 crash on a C road in Wandsworth, 4 Mar 2024, 09:50
- Honda WW125 and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010498219
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 1 Feb 2024, 07:25
- A motorcycle and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010492162
- Serious
Van crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 26 Jan 2024, 15:40
- A van and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2024010491294
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 24 Oct 2023, 18:10
- Nissan Qashqai and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023010473941
- Slight
Car crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 18 Oct 2023, 14:15
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023010472727
- Slight
Yamaha GPD crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 18 Sep 2023, 21:00
- Yamaha GPD and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023010466984
- Slight
Yamaha crash on an unclassified road in Wandsworth, 13 Jul 2023, 16:50
- Yamaha and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023010455255
- Slight
Yamaha GPD crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 8 Jul 2023, 19:20
- Yamaha GPD and Toyota Prius
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023010454288
- Slight
Vauxhall Meriva crash on the B242 in Wandsworth, 7 Jul 2023, 11:22
- Vauxhall Meriva and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023010453758
- Slight
Honda WW125 crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 7 Jun 2023, 16:53
- Honda WW125 and Mazda 2
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023010447626
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 4 Jun 2023, 21:25
- Ford Kuga and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023010450386
- Slight
Yamaha YZF crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 19 May 2023, 17:20
- Yamaha YZF and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023010443977
- Slight
Yamaha GPD crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 10 May 2023, 23:26
- Yamaha GPD and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023010442332
- Slight
Renault Trafic crash on a C road in Wandsworth, 4 May 2023, 19:22
- Renault Trafic and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023010441190
- Serious
Toyota Prius crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 26 Jan 2023, 20:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023010423729
- Serious
Yamaha GPD crash on an unclassified road in Wandsworth, 12 Dec 2022, 21:02
- Yamaha GPD and Volvo S90
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022010416088
- Slight
Honda NSC crash on a C road in Wandsworth, 6 Dec 2022, 12:50
- Honda NSC and Vauxhall Combo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022010415084
- Slight
Car crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 23 Oct 2022, 18:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022010406274
- Serious
Yamaha GPD crash on the B242 in Wandsworth, 28 Aug 2022, 12:30
- Yamaha GPD and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022010396339
- Slight
Honda SH 125 crash on the A214 in Wandsworth, 25 Aug 2022, 19:10
- Honda SH 125 and Ford Transit Connect
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022010395999
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B242 in Wandsworth, 19 Aug 2022, 08:20
- Vauxhall Astra and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022010395090