Official DfT STATS19 Data
Merton Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Merton from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 2,113 collisions, ranked #63 of 350 UK local authorities.
2,113
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
9
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
390
Serious
hospital-level injuries
2,393
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 421 | 1 | 79 | 341 | 488 |
| 2024 | 399 | 1 | 75 | 323 | 451 |
| 2023 | 433 | 1 | 84 | 348 | 488 |
| 2022 | 411 | 5 | 79 | 327 | 455 |
| 2021 | 449 | 1 | 73 | 375 | 511 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Merton
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Merton on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Merton — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Merton?
Merton recorded 2,113 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 9 fatal and 390 serious collisions, with 2,393 total casualties. It ranks #63 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Merton accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.