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Ealing road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,493 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 2002, and 1,847 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 164 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2001 (1,587), and casualties fell from 1,936.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 60,823 collisions in Ealing.

Collisions in 2002
1,493
Down 6% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,847
Down 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
16
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
164
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 2002

1.1% of collisions in Ealing in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.1%
  • Serious16411%
  • Slight1,31388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181%
  • Serious1809.7%
  • Slight1,64989%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,493, down 6% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 in 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday229 (15%)
  • Tuesday215 (14%)
  • Wednesday192 (13%)
  • Thursday214 (14%)
  • Friday249 (17%)
  • Saturday213 (14%)
  • Sunday181 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5971 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5945 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59185 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59200 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59270 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59306 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59243 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59173 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January122 (8.2%)
  • February105 (7%)
  • March112 (7.5%)
  • April120 (8%)
  • May126 (8.4%)
  • June130 (8.7%)
  • July121 (8.1%)
  • August120 (8%)
  • September134 (9%)
  • October151 (10%)
  • November123 (8.2%)
  • December129 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,002 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit482 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,238 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds223 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,115 (75%)
  • Wet or damp374 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,156 (77%)
  • 40 mph290 (19%)
  • 50 mph37 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,066 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway288 (19%)
  • Roundabout97 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,068 (58%)
  • Pedestrian312 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist222 (12%)
  • Cyclist109 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant39 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1045 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1565 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20159 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 25274 (15%)
  • 26 to 35483 (26%)
  • 36 to 45298 (16%)
  • 46 to 55182 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6589 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7543 (2.3%)
  • Over 7542 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded141 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,110 (60%)
  • Passenger425 (23%)
  • Pedestrian312 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,036 (76%)
  • Motorcycle231 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach99 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 20th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ealing in 2002

Southall Broadway, Ealing, UB1 1LG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ealing in 2002, with 130 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 2002

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 2002: 288, including 6 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020288349626
2ndA40180239325
3rdA406110150214
4thB45510912808
5thA312809528
6thA4127749608
7thA4000535909
8thB452485507
9thA3005476512
10thA4090212801
11thA3002171901
12thB312172602
13thB449191001
14thB449291200
15thB4907800
16thB4545901
17thB40233400
18thB4093301
19thB4913300
20thA40051200

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 2002

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 1,336.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 2002

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 2002: 279.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 2002, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years