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Ealing road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,023 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 2016, and 1,258 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2015 (1,014), and casualties rose from 1,196.

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

Collisions in 2016
1,023
Up 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,258
Up 5% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 2016

0.2% of collisions in Ealing in 2016 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious888.6%
  • Slight93391%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious907.2%
  • Slight1,16693%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 1,023, up 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 1,023
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (14%)
  • Tuesday133 (13%)
  • Wednesday155 (15%)
  • Thursday166 (16%)
  • Friday176 (17%)
  • Saturday134 (13%)
  • Sunday119 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59145 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59192 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59239 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59200 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (7%)
  • February75 (7.3%)
  • March70 (6.8%)
  • April105 (10%)
  • May98 (9.6%)
  • June74 (7.2%)
  • July82 (8%)
  • August84 (8.2%)
  • September96 (9.4%)
  • October71 (6.9%)
  • November101 (9.9%)
  • December95 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight723 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit271 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds862 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (7.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded69 (6.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry854 (83%)
  • Wet or damp152 (15%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph882 (86%)
  • 40 mph70 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph32 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway765 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (14%)
  • Roundabout60 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (4%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant576 (46%)
  • Pedestrian243 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist215 (17%)
  • Cyclist113 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1032 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2081 (6.4%)
  • 21 to 25145 (12%)
  • 26 to 35310 (25%)
  • 36 to 45229 (18%)
  • 46 to 55170 (14%)
  • 56 to 6598 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4.1%)
  • Over 7551 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider772 (61%)
  • Passenger243 (19%)
  • Pedestrian243 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,178 (65%)
  • Motorcycle243 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes114 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach66 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car53 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 15th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ealing in 2016

Southall Broadway, Ealing, UB1 1LG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ealing in 2016, with 76 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 2016

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 2016: 175, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020175201112
2ndA40106131010
3rdB455739013
4thA312689607
5thA4127688705
6thA406496502
7thA4000405507
8thA3005324002
9thB452242501
10thA4090223204
11thB449291202
12thA300281001
13thB31281000
14thA40056700
15thB44915502
16thB45441000
17thB4093300
18thB40232200
19thB4562200
20thB4902201

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 2016

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 915.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 2016

UB6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 2016: 192.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 2016, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years