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Ealing road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 925 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 2012, and 1,164 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2011 (825), and casualties rose from 984.

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

Collisions in 2012
925
Up 12% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,164
Up 18% on 2011
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 2012

0.9% of collisions in Ealing in 2012 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious788.4%
  • Slight83991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious806.9%
  • Slight1,07692%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 925, up 12% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 925
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday149 (16%)
  • Tuesday133 (14%)
  • Wednesday140 (15%)
  • Thursday153 (17%)
  • Friday142 (15%)
  • Saturday117 (13%)
  • Sunday91 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59175 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (7.8%)
  • February73 (7.9%)
  • March88 (9.5%)
  • April64 (6.9%)
  • May95 (10%)
  • June69 (7.5%)
  • July96 (10%)
  • August73 (7.9%)
  • September76 (8.2%)
  • October81 (8.8%)
  • November66 (7.1%)
  • December72 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight656 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit265 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds808 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry760 (82%)
  • Wet or damp151 (16%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph836 (90%)
  • 40 mph57 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph28 (3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway707 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (5%)
  • Roundabout39 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant579 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (16%)
  • Pedestrian173 (15%)
  • Cyclist107 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2088 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 25156 (13%)
  • 26 to 35308 (26%)
  • 36 to 45204 (18%)
  • 46 to 55155 (13%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7532 (2.7%)
  • Over 7525 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded54 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider743 (64%)
  • Passenger248 (21%)
  • Pedestrian173 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,163 (67%)
  • Motorcycle201 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach64 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 27th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ealing in 2012

Southall Broadway, Ealing, UB1 1LG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ealing in 2012, with 76 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 2012

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 2012: 166, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020166208114
2ndA4011315829
3rdA3128010615
4thB455688306
5thA406627217
6thA4127517104
7thA3005284001
8thA4000283702
9thB452232903
10thA4090111300
11thB449191100
12thB31281001
13thA40056600
14thB44926700
15thB4904601
16thA30022201
17thB40231100
18thB4091100
19thB4561100
20thB4911100

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 2012

Ealing had 831 collisions in 2012.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 2012

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 2012: 178.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 2012, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years