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Ealing road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 870 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 2023, and 962 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2022 (890), and casualties fell from 1,035.

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

Collisions in 2023
870
Down 2% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
962
Down 7% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 2023

0.5% of collisions in Ealing in 2023 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious11213%
  • Slight75487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious11312%
  • Slight84588%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 870, down 2% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 870
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (13%)
  • Tuesday139 (16%)
  • Wednesday125 (14%)
  • Thursday147 (17%)
  • Friday133 (15%)
  • Saturday120 (14%)
  • Sunday96 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59148 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59172 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (9.1%)
  • February53 (6.1%)
  • March65 (7.5%)
  • April59 (6.8%)
  • May80 (9.2%)
  • June89 (10%)
  • July75 (8.6%)
  • August76 (8.7%)
  • September72 (8.3%)
  • October77 (8.9%)
  • November77 (8.9%)
  • December68 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight583 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit268 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds656 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other44 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded52 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry645 (74%)
  • Wet or damp174 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded48 (5.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph644 (74%)
  • 30 mph144 (17%)
  • 40 mph67 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway510 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (13%)
  • Roundabout86 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road70 (8%)
  • Not recorded91 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist243 (25%)
  • Pedestrian152 (16%)
  • Cyclist140 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.2%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3%)
  • 16 to 2069 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 25135 (14%)
  • 26 to 35258 (27%)
  • 36 to 45167 (17%)
  • 46 to 55119 (12%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3%)
  • Over 7527 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded57 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider685 (71%)
  • Pedestrian152 (16%)
  • Passenger125 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car936 (60%)
  • Motorcycle270 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle141 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach58 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 17th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ealing in 2023

Southall Broadway, Ealing, UB1 1LG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ealing in 2023, with 56 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 2023

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 2023: 132, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020132138121
2ndA40728318
3rdA312628107
4thB455555807
5thA406485814
6thA4000404607
7thA4127313304
8thA3005303401
9thB452303505
10thB4492141413
11thA40057701
12thA40907703
13thB4907701
14thA30026601
15thB44916600
16thB3125500
17thB4914400
18thA41801100
19thB40001100
20thB4091100

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 2023

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 791.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 2023

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 2023: 165.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 2023, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years