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Ealing road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 944 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 2018, and 1,162 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2017 (1,039), and casualties fell from 1,260.

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

Collisions in 2018
944
Down 9% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
1,162
Down 8% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 2018

0.5% of collisions in Ealing in 2018 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious13514%
  • Slight80485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious13912%
  • Slight1,01888%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 944, down 9% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 944
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (14%)
  • Tuesday154 (16%)
  • Wednesday144 (15%)
  • Thursday144 (15%)
  • Friday152 (16%)
  • Saturday119 (13%)
  • Sunday98 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59179 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59203 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (7.8%)
  • February81 (8.6%)
  • March69 (7.3%)
  • April63 (6.7%)
  • May82 (8.7%)
  • June97 (10%)
  • July83 (8.8%)
  • August67 (7.1%)
  • September80 (8.5%)
  • October76 (8.1%)
  • November81 (8.6%)
  • December91 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight640 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit274 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds751 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other42 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry735 (78%)
  • Wet or damp175 (19%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded28 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph130 (14%)
  • 30 mph681 (72%)
  • 40 mph103 (11%)
  • 50 mph28 (3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway550 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway192 (20%)
  • Roundabout82 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road75 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded45 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant531 (46%)
  • Pedestrian199 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (16%)
  • Cyclist120 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1526 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2085 (7.3%)
  • 21 to 25125 (11%)
  • 26 to 35288 (25%)
  • 36 to 45223 (19%)
  • 46 to 55165 (14%)
  • 56 to 6590 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.4%)
  • Over 7530 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded54 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider720 (62%)
  • Passenger243 (21%)
  • Pedestrian199 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,069 (63%)
  • Motorcycle202 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle127 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach71 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car52 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 16th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ealing in 2018

Hanger Hill, Ealing, W5 1UA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ealing in 2018, with 65 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 2018

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 2018: 165, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020165204130
2ndA40107137011
3rdB455658118
4thA312587203
5thA41275367011
6thA4064567111
7thA40004149013
8thB452252803
9thA3005242904
10thA4090111503
11thB4492101201
12thB44918801
13thB3127701
14thB4546803
15thA40055700
16thB4095500
17thA30024500
18thB4903401
19thB40231100
20thB4561100

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 2018

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 842.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 2018

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 2018: 167.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years