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Ealing road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 60,823 road traffic collisions in Ealing from 1979 to 2025, and 73,711 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 556 were fatal and 8,499 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 753 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (763), and casualties fell from 855 to 844.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
60,823
19th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73,711
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
556
0.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
753
Down 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Ealing

0.9% of collisions in Ealing from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5560.9%
  • Serious8,49914%
  • Slight51,76885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5790.8%
  • Serious9,23313%
  • Slight63,89987%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. In 2025 there were 753, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 753
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025753844
2024763855
2023870962
20228901,035
20219111,061
2020822981
20199831,197
20189441,162
20171,0391,260
20161,0231,258
20151,0141,196
20141,0461,290
20139461,150
20129251,164
2011825984
20108691,053
20099021,079
20088141,000
20079151,148
20069871,230
20051,1081,318
20041,1711,411
20031,3861,703
20021,4931,847
20011,5871,936
20001,5351,901
19991,6121,983
19981,4991,817
19971,6311,962
19961,6071,958
19951,5101,842
19941,5841,920
19931,4021,633
19921,4781,777
19911,4641,750
19901,6311,935
19891,7122,068
19881,5651,892
19871,5451,865
19861,7432,135
19851,7182,066
19841,8012,181
19831,7922,148
19821,7402,152
19811,7582,208
19801,6962,111
19791,8142,283

When and where crashes happen in Ealing

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8,606 (14%)
  • Tuesday8,893 (15%)
  • Wednesday8,905 (15%)
  • Thursday9,235 (15%)
  • Friday9,981 (16%)
  • Saturday8,476 (14%)
  • Sunday6,727 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,523 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,172 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597,404 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597,971 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5910,559 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5913,720 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911,046 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596,428 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January4,706 (7.7%)
  • February4,368 (7.2%)
  • March4,943 (8.1%)
  • April4,809 (7.9%)
  • May5,189 (8.5%)
  • June5,228 (8.6%)
  • July5,381 (8.8%)
  • August4,964 (8.2%)
  • September5,371 (8.8%)
  • October5,464 (9%)
  • November5,434 (8.9%)
  • December4,966 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight41,893 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18,146 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown466 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit225 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds46,338 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds7,681 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds379 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds261 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds201 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist170 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds25 (under 0.1%)
  • Other5,079 (8.4%)
  • Not recorded689 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry46,319 (76%)
  • Wet or damp13,425 (22%)
  • Frost or ice406 (0.7%)
  • Snow244 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep22 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded397 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4,173 (6.9%)
  • 30 mph47,122 (77%)
  • 40 mph7,273 (12%)
  • 50 mph1,415 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph103 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph736 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway41,155 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway11,221 (18%)
  • Roundabout2,611 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2,027 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3,809 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Ealing

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant35,983 (49%)
  • Pedestrian14,650 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist10,864 (15%)
  • Cyclist6,441 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,796 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant1,761 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant554 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)255 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant194 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant143 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded55 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,670 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 102,686 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 153,111 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 208,305 (11%)
  • 21 to 2510,457 (14%)
  • 26 to 3517,464 (24%)
  • 36 to 4510,507 (14%)
  • 46 to 556,967 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 654,216 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 752,316 (3.1%)
  • Over 751,659 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4,353 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider42,927 (58%)
  • Passenger16,134 (22%)
  • Pedestrian14,650 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car76,780 (71%)
  • Motorcycle11,591 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle6,583 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6,087 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach3,571 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,116 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car954 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle700 (0.6%)
  • Minibus201 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)71 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Ealing

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Ealing

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ealing ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 19th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
16thBarnet65,65380,5225748,789
17thSouthwark62,64872,3654249,594
18thCroydon62,40276,0464879,462
19thEaling (this area)60,82373,7115568,499
20thCheshire East60,75184,3951,13710,789
21stBristol59,61371,8277028,684
22ndCounty Durham59,22885,9231,36610,796

Accident hotspots in Ealing

Southall Broadway, Ealing, UB1 1LG area is the busiest accident hotspot in Ealing, with 1,853 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 16 of them fatal.

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing from 1979 to 2025: 11,409, including 91 fatal and 1,649 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA402011,40913,428911,649
2ndA407,0379,289124950
3rdB4553,9464,74626568
4thA4063,4144,36540435
5thA41273,1884,03041468
6thA3123,1493,92126414
7thA40002,3372,73517354
8thA30051,7272,06413200
9thB4521,6031,8589223
10thA40908811,1316123
11thA3002620726893
12thB4491543646698
13thA3001410466761
14thB4492366428452
15thA4005292363339
16thB490278306244
17thB312259336128
18thB491174207327
19thB409160183339
20thB454138211425

Towns in Ealing

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 50,094.

Postcode districts in Ealing

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing from 1979 to 2025: 10,289.

Latest crashes in Ealing

Of the latest 24 crashes in Ealing, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity