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A236 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,510 collisions on the A236 from 1979 to 2025, with 4,344 casualties. Of those crashes, 34 were fatal and 547 serious, and 34 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 66 collisions on the A236, up 20% from 55 in 2024, with 75 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
3,510
323rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
4,344
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
34 people killed
Serious collisions
547
610 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
66
Up 20% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
75
Up 25% on 2024

Crash severity on the A236

On the A236, 1% of collisions were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal341%
  • Serious54716%
  • Slight2,92983%

Where the A236 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
323rd
Most casualties
352nd
Most fatal collisions
607th
Most serious collisions
374th

A236 accidents by year

Collisions on the A236 peaked at 114 in 1979 and were down to 66 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A236, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 66
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256675
20245560
20234857
20227180
20216876
20205768
20196578
20185971
20175673
20165467
20156374
20146367
20135666
20125063
20116181
20106081
20094971
20085976
20075367
20065463
20058496
20046886
200379113
200288110
200177100
200094134
199996123
199881103
199794139
19966797
19957289
199495117
199387107
19927996
19917481
1990106125
198990102
19887996
198790105
19867688
198579101
198489107
198389110
1982104126
198195121
198097114
1979114144

When crashes happen on the A236

Thursday has the most collisions on the A236 (567), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (826).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday503 (14%)
  • Tuesday514 (15%)
  • Wednesday506 (14%)
  • Thursday567 (16%)
  • Friday565 (16%)
  • Saturday512 (15%)
  • Sunday343 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am116 (3.3%)
  • 3am to 6am73 (2.1%)
  • 6am to 9am507 (14%)
  • 9am to noon468 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm613 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm826 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm582 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight325 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January319 (9.1%)
  • February256 (7.3%)
  • March277 (7.9%)
  • April267 (7.6%)
  • May280 (8%)
  • June323 (9.2%)
  • July313 (8.9%)
  • August280 (8%)
  • September274 (7.8%)
  • October311 (8.9%)
  • November324 (9.2%)
  • December286 (8.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight2,480 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit964 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown48 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A236 crashes

On the A236, 81% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 74% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph141 (4%)
  • 30 mph2,841 (81%)
  • 40 mph523 (15%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,596 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds429 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (0.6%)
  • Other344 (9.8%)
  • Not recorded90 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry2,597 (74%)
  • Wet or damp839 (24%)
  • Frost or ice28 (0.8%)
  • Snow16 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,397 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway445 (13%)
  • Roundabout310 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road157 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded201 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A236 crashes

Car occupants make up 50% of the people killed or injured on the A236, followed by motorcyclists (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant2,161 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist821 (19%)
  • Pedestrian684 (16%)
  • Cyclist385 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant120 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant93 (2.1%)
  • Other74 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car4,334 (67%)
  • Motorcycle869 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes413 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle396 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach152 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes146 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle63 (1%)
  • Other68 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 575 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10138 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 15231 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20535 (12%)
  • 21 to 25596 (14%)
  • 26 to 351,025 (24%)
  • 36 to 45636 (15%)
  • 46 to 55448 (10%)
  • 56 to 65257 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 75100 (2.3%)
  • Over 7572 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded231 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider2,703 (62%)
  • Passenger957 (22%)
  • Pedestrian684 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A236

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A236

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A236 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A236 were recorded in 3 council areas. Merton has the most, with 1,788, followed by Croydon (1,716) and Lewisham (3).

Collisions on the A236 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMerton1,7882,23214282
2ndCroydon1,7162,10620262
3rdLewisham3303

A236 crashes by town

Collisions on the A236 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Croydon (1,583) and Merton (961).

Recent crashes on the A236

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A236, from 22 October to 25 December 2025.

Severity