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Ealing road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 911 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 2021, and 1,061 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2020 (822), and casualties rose from 981.

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

Collisions in 2021
911
Up 11% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
1,061
Up 8% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 2021

0.3% of collisions in Ealing in 2021 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious11813%
  • Slight79087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious11911%
  • Slight93989%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 911, up 11% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 911
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (12%)
  • Tuesday136 (15%)
  • Wednesday131 (14%)
  • Thursday136 (15%)
  • Friday171 (19%)
  • Saturday105 (12%)
  • Sunday122 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59214 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59169 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (5.7%)
  • February46 (5%)
  • March66 (7.2%)
  • April72 (7.9%)
  • May89 (9.8%)
  • June85 (9.3%)
  • July92 (10%)
  • August80 (8.8%)
  • September75 (8.2%)
  • October76 (8.3%)
  • November92 (10%)
  • December86 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight617 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit257 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds711 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded35 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry690 (76%)
  • Wet or damp178 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph627 (69%)
  • 30 mph207 (23%)
  • 40 mph68 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway539 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway154 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road90 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout67 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded61 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant417 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist250 (24%)
  • Pedestrian166 (16%)
  • Cyclist129 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2081 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 25137 (13%)
  • 26 to 35294 (28%)
  • 36 to 45194 (18%)
  • 46 to 55137 (13%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3%)
  • Over 7519 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded41 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider736 (69%)
  • Pedestrian166 (16%)
  • Passenger159 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,017 (61%)
  • Motorcycle284 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle137 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)21 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 12th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
12th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Ealing in 2021

Ealing Broadway, Ealing, W5 3TJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ealing in 2021, with 67 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 2021

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 2021: 152, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020152178015
2ndA407084010
3rdA4127627308
4thA406617608
5thB455617708
6thA312566119
7thA4000414704
8thB452252912
9thA3005131803
10thA4090101102
11thB312101302
12thB4492101200
13thA300281000
14thB449171101
15thA40055600
16thB4545601
17thB4905500
18thB40232200
19thB4092201
20thB4912200

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 2021

Ealing had 856 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 2021

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 2021: 175.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years