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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 38,523 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025, and 43,693 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 302 were fatal and 5,763 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 535 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (541), and casualties rose from 588 to 589.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
38,523
67th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43,693
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
302
0.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
535
Down 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham

0.8% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3020.8%
  • Serious5,76315%
  • Slight32,45884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3070.7%
  • Serious6,13514%
  • Slight37,25185%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. In 2025 there were 535, down 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 535
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025535589
2024541588
2023585638
2022562638
2021617672
2020554599
2019702783
2018706787
2017673758
2016646738
2015614690
2014681763
2013599678
2012638725
2011670772
2010604690
2009637722
2008591675
2007677765
2006646724
2005730839
2004764874
2003792908
2002798906
20018981,026
20009261,062
19999551,078
1998880986
19979431,107
19961,0661,201
19959071,022
19949471,082
19939331,048
19929841,120
19911,0041,128
19901,0961,233
19891,0561,208
19881,0071,153
19879571,109
19861,0261,166
19859401,047
19841,0441,161
19831,0611,196
19821,1291,319
19819991,155
19801,0911,264
19791,1121,301

When and where crashes happen in Hammersmith and Fulham

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,426 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,812 (15%)
  • Wednesday5,996 (16%)
  • Thursday6,054 (16%)
  • Friday6,557 (17%)
  • Saturday4,921 (13%)
  • Sunday3,757 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,711 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59668 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,234 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595,602 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:596,382 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598,577 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597,163 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,186 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,865 (7.4%)
  • February2,750 (7.1%)
  • March3,151 (8.2%)
  • April3,044 (7.9%)
  • May3,310 (8.6%)
  • June3,556 (9.2%)
  • July3,380 (8.8%)
  • August3,137 (8.1%)
  • September3,460 (9%)
  • October3,503 (9.1%)
  • November3,410 (8.9%)
  • December2,957 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight26,591 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11,445 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown340 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit96 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds29,925 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,285 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds236 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds168 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds105 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist41 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (under 0.1%)
  • Other3,137 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded613 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry30,865 (80%)
  • Wet or damp7,090 (18%)
  • Frost or ice120 (0.3%)
  • Snow98 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded335 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph3,154 (8.2%)
  • 30 mph33,118 (86%)
  • 40 mph1,573 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph446 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph95 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph130 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway26,430 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway5,473 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road2,767 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout1,728 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2,125 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant12,242 (28%)
  • Pedestrian10,484 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist9,476 (22%)
  • Cyclist7,358 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,343 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant726 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant680 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)117 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant106 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant88 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded61 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5727 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 101,234 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 151,584 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 204,020 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 256,738 (15%)
  • 26 to 3511,637 (27%)
  • 36 to 456,289 (14%)
  • 46 to 553,995 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 652,418 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 751,347 (3.1%)
  • Over 751,022 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2,682 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider25,807 (59%)
  • Pedestrian10,484 (24%)
  • Passenger7,402 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car37,296 (57%)
  • Motorcycle10,654 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle7,648 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,754 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach3,098 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,774 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,052 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle471 (0.7%)
  • Minibus123 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)79 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Hammersmith and Fulham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hammersmith and Fulham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hammersmith and Fulham ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 67th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 139th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
64thCentral Bedfordshire39,45357,2178987,044
65thCumberland38,87954,4469917,829
66thSefton38,81053,5304575,012
67thHammersmith and Fulham (this area)38,52343,6933025,763
68thWestmorland and Furness38,50353,5899798,796
69thSalford37,87751,6535334,913
70thNorth Northamptonshire36,60549,44187310,764

Accident hotspots in Hammersmith and Fulham

Shepherd's Bush Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, W12 8QD area is the busiest accident hotspot in Hammersmith and Fulham, with 2,976 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 15 of them fatal.

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025: 6,870, including 49 fatal and 1,033 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2196,8707,830491,033
2ndA3153,0873,40215396
3rdA40202,6422,97113342
4thA402,5543,03942377
5thA4022,3122,5629314
6thA42,0392,58163375
7thA3082,0222,18513336
8thA3041,8782,06610279
9thB3171,7371,91316290
10thA32181,2201,3477184
11thA2171,2181,3909190
12thB4088079253127
13thA3219546597296
14thA306422491258
15thA3220319420040
16thM41293348630
17thB318282316140
18thA40(M)127157311
19thB40992110021
20thB41289106013

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 32,390.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham

SW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025: 11,463.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham

Of the latest 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity