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Wandsworth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 48,247 road traffic collisions in Wandsworth from 1981 to 2025, and 54,804 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 305 were fatal and 7,591 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 738 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (782).

Collisions since 1981
48,247
19th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
54,804
1.14 per collision
Fatal collisions
305
311 people killed
Serious collisions
7,591
8,031 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
738
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
817
Down 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Wandsworth

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal3050.6%
  • Serious7,59116%
  • Slight40,35184%

What the data shows

  • Wandsworth had 9,000 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 7% more than the 8,416 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Wandsworth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 4,935 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wandsworth, 9.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 20% of collisions in Wandsworth.

Where Wandsworth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
19th
Most casualties
20th
Most fatal collisions
34th
Most serious collisions
16th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,976 (14%)
  • Tuesday7,245 (15%)
  • Wednesday7,385 (15%)
  • Thursday7,484 (16%)
  • Friday8,247 (17%)
  • Saturday6,277 (13%)
  • Sunday4,633 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight33,909 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13,475 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown520 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit296 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway41,825 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway2,588 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2,074 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout869 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded891 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph3,923 (8.1%)
  • 30 mph43,824 (91%)
  • 40 mph462 (1%)
  • 50 mph22 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds40,601 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,446 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds370 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds285 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds119 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist94 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (under 0.1%)
  • Other630 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded684 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant15,875 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist12,951 (24%)
  • Pedestrian11,639 (21%)
  • Cyclist9,776 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,601 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant902 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant595 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant149 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)129 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant104 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded61 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wandsworth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wandsworth, 1981 to 2025

Collisions in Wandsworth peaked at 1,726 in 1982; 2025 had 738.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 738
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025738817
2024782845
20231,0101,064
20229141,000
20219991,078
2020865954
20199181,031
20189321,044
20179511,077
20168911,010
20159301,035
20149611,071
2013834955
20129381,054
20118961,000
2010842961
2009775882
2008725847
2007756862
2006759864
2005822921
20041,0051,148
20039771,116
20021,1501,341
20011,1861,374
20001,1691,335
19991,1741,333
19981,1671,338
19971,2651,403
19961,2801,491
19951,3031,514
19941,3501,548
19931,2411,447
19921,2931,537
19911,2681,431
19901,3901,558
19891,3381,511
19881,3591,541
19871,3241,516
19861,3821,596
19851,5371,771
19841,5841,805
19831,5401,761
19821,7262,016
198111

Map of recent crashes in Wandsworth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wandsworth

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wandsworth

The 24 most recent collisions in Wandsworth happened between 11 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wandsworth

The A24 has the most collisions in Wandsworth, 5,570 of 48,247 (12%), followed by the A217 (4,480).

Collisions in Wandsworth on each road, 1981 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA245,5706,24633925
2ndA2174,4805,07827673
3rdA33,9284,49123600
4thA32053,9024,48932659
5thA30362,7353,15718408
6thA2142,4902,90726397
7thA2052,3572,64120389
8thA2191,9632,23312309
9thA32201,3181,45412214
10thA32161,2521,4238200
11thB2291,0701,2268185
12thA3069001,0896155
13thA2188791,0097139
14thA2166237335103
15thA3209548617386
16thB306539590188
17thB242499557485
18thB237420474256
19thB305314331239
20thB234306358152
21stA3031234275136
22ndA3207169186027
23rdB241126149124
24thB22491116117
25thB235222203
26thA213500
27thA2153301
28thA22163301

Council areas covering Wandsworth

Collisions in Wandsworth were recorded in 8 council areas. Wandsworth has 46,923 of 48,247 (97%).

Collisions in Wandsworth by council area, 1981 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWandsworth46,92353,3093027,385
2ndLambeth7478322109
3rdRichmond upon Thames527604187
4thLewisham131602
5thMerton101201
6thHammersmith and Fulham8801
7thSouthwark7702
8thKensington and Chelsea4701

Postcode districts in Wandsworth

Collisions in Wandsworth were recorded in 10 postcode districts, led by SW11 (11,561) and SW17 (10,587).