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Ealing road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 822 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 2020, and 981 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2019 (983), and casualties fell from 1,197.

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

Collisions in 2020
822
Down 16% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
981
Down 18% on 2019
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 2020

0.6% of collisions in Ealing in 2020 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious10613%
  • Slight71186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious11211%
  • Slight86488%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 822, down 16% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 822
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (14%)
  • Tuesday107 (13%)
  • Wednesday135 (16%)
  • Thursday127 (15%)
  • Friday134 (16%)
  • Saturday119 (14%)
  • Sunday87 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (9.4%)
  • February76 (9.2%)
  • March59 (7.2%)
  • April26 (3.2%)
  • May51 (6.2%)
  • June68 (8.3%)
  • July68 (8.3%)
  • August86 (10%)
  • September104 (13%)
  • October88 (11%)
  • November49 (6%)
  • December70 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight548 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit228 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds609 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other55 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry607 (74%)
  • Wet or damp187 (23%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph442 (54%)
  • 30 mph274 (33%)
  • 40 mph87 (11%)
  • 50 mph17 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway464 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway157 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road73 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout70 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded58 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant447 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (20%)
  • Pedestrian164 (17%)
  • Cyclist112 (11%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1517 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2075 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 25121 (12%)
  • 26 to 35279 (28%)
  • 36 to 45176 (18%)
  • 46 to 55128 (13%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1%)
  • Not recorded64 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider658 (67%)
  • Pedestrian164 (17%)
  • Passenger159 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car989 (66%)
  • Motorcycle218 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 12th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
12th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Ealing in 2020

Ealing Broadway, Ealing, W5 3TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ealing in 2020, with 61 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 2020

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 2020: 126, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020126145120
2ndA409212119
3rdB455566705
4thA312505704
5thA406475703
6thA4127394906
7thA4000333704
8thB452243004
9thA3005172201
10thA4090101601
11thA30028803
12thB31271102
13thB44927701
14thB44914401
15thA40052200
16thB4092301
17thB4912200
18thB4561100
19thB4901101

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 2020

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 749.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 2020

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 2020: 142.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years