Road
Crashes on the B279
410 recorded collisions since 2000.
410
All crashes
2
Fatal
52
Serious
356
Slight
Since 2000 the B279 has seen 410 collisions, 2 of them fatal and 52 serious. That ranks it 1138th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 4.9 per 1,000 collisions, and 13% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 19% since 2000, from 21 to 17 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Merton, Sutton and Castle Point.
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Crashes by year
2000–202440200
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.