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Ealing road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 814 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 2008, and 1,000 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2007 (915), and casualties fell from 1,148.

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

Collisions in 2008
814
Down 11% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,000
Down 13% on 2007
Fatal collisions
13
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 2008

1.6% of collisions in Ealing in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious9512%
  • Slight70687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious999.9%
  • Slight88789%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 814, down 11% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 814
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (14%)
  • Tuesday130 (16%)
  • Wednesday135 (17%)
  • Thursday112 (14%)
  • Friday124 (15%)
  • Saturday111 (14%)
  • Sunday87 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (6.6%)
  • February57 (7%)
  • March67 (8.2%)
  • April61 (7.5%)
  • May67 (8.2%)
  • June70 (8.6%)
  • July71 (8.7%)
  • August66 (8.1%)
  • September81 (10%)
  • October89 (11%)
  • November71 (8.7%)
  • December60 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight593 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds684 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry646 (79%)
  • Wet or damp163 (20%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph745 (92%)
  • 40 mph37 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph28 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway621 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout33 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant512 (51%)
  • Pedestrian180 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (13%)
  • Cyclist87 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2084 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 25118 (12%)
  • 26 to 35231 (23%)
  • 36 to 45190 (19%)
  • 46 to 55119 (12%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.4%)
  • Over 7524 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded76 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider612 (61%)
  • Passenger208 (21%)
  • Pedestrian180 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,059 (70%)
  • Motorcycle140 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach69 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ealing ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 41st most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ealing in 2008

Northolt Mandeville, Ealing, UB5 5BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ealing in 2008, with 61 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 2008

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 2008: 151, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020151167019
2ndA40106139310
3rdB4556887111
4thA312566518
5thA4127527019
6thA406455803
7thA4000354113
8thA3005182203
9thB452161811
10thB3128900
11thA300271400
12thA409071001
13thB44917901
14thB4904501
15thB4543700
16thB44922310
17thB4912201
18thB4091100

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 2008

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 712.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 2008

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 2008: 140.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 2008, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years