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Ealing road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,039 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 2017, and 1,260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2016 (1,023), and casualties rose from 1,258.

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

Collisions in 2017
1,039
Up 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,260
Level with 2016
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 2017

0.7% of collisions in Ealing in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious14814%
  • Slight88485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious15412%
  • Slight1,09987%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 1,039, up 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 1,039
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (13%)
  • Tuesday138 (13%)
  • Wednesday152 (15%)
  • Thursday166 (16%)
  • Friday174 (17%)
  • Saturday151 (15%)
  • Sunday122 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59187 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59257 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (7.4%)
  • February75 (7.2%)
  • March83 (8%)
  • April94 (9%)
  • May75 (7.2%)
  • June93 (9%)
  • July97 (9.3%)
  • August71 (6.8%)
  • September98 (9.4%)
  • October112 (11%)
  • November86 (8.3%)
  • December78 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight706 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit307 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds825 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded65 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry767 (74%)
  • Wet or damp201 (19%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded58 (5.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph103 (9.9%)
  • 30 mph811 (78%)
  • 40 mph90 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph35 (3.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway659 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway206 (20%)
  • Roundabout70 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (6%)
  • Not recorded42 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant526 (42%)
  • Pedestrian251 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist244 (19%)
  • Cyclist100 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2095 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 25141 (11%)
  • 26 to 35335 (27%)
  • 36 to 45252 (20%)
  • 46 to 55155 (12%)
  • 56 to 6575 (6%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.5%)
  • Over 7545 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded26 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider758 (60%)
  • Passenger251 (20%)
  • Pedestrian251 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,148 (63%)
  • Motorcycle260 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach75 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car54 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (2%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 13th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ealing in 2017

Ealing Broadway, Ealing, W5 3TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ealing in 2017, with 76 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 2017

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 2017: 183, including 2 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020183217229
2ndA40113153111
3rdB4557593014
4thA406698509
5thA4127556418
6thA312548006
7thA4000405105
8thA3005303613
9thB452263002
10thA4090172011
11thB4492101001
12thB449191102
13thA30027702
14thA40055702
15thB4095501
16thB4913300
17thB4542311
18thB4902300
19thA41801100
20thB4561100

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 2017

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 931.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 2017

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 2017: 201.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years