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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 792 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2003, and 908 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2002 (798), and casualties rose from 906.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 38,523 collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham.

Collisions in 2003
792
Down 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
908
Level with 2002
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2003

0.8% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2003 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious9412%
  • Slight69287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious10612%
  • Slight79688%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 792, down 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 792
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 in 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (13%)
  • Tuesday127 (16%)
  • Wednesday104 (13%)
  • Thursday137 (17%)
  • Friday134 (17%)
  • Saturday110 (14%)
  • Sunday78 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59136 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.3%)
  • February51 (6.4%)
  • March60 (7.6%)
  • April58 (7.3%)
  • May63 (8%)
  • June77 (9.7%)
  • July67 (8.5%)
  • August68 (8.6%)
  • September82 (10%)
  • October62 (7.8%)
  • November72 (9.1%)
  • December74 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight542 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit241 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds687 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (9.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (1%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry666 (84%)
  • Wet or damp116 (15%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph755 (95%)
  • 40 mph30 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway582 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road94 (12%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist223 (25%)
  • Pedestrian181 (20%)
  • Cyclist138 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (8.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2060 (6.6%)
  • 21 to 25110 (12%)
  • 26 to 35275 (30%)
  • 36 to 45186 (20%)
  • 46 to 5591 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.5%)
  • Over 7522 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded43 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider558 (61%)
  • Pedestrian181 (20%)
  • Passenger169 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car754 (56%)
  • Motorcycle247 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle139 (10%)
  • Bus or coach83 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hammersmith and Fulham in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 85th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2003

Shepherd's Bush Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, W12 8QD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2003, with 145 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 2003

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2003: 143, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219143157025
2ndA315758809
3rdA4020657204
4thA402647506
5thA308576118
6thA4446025
7thA304363702
8thB317324705
9thA217243105
10thA3218222403
11thA40182422
12thA3219141403
13thB408141600
14thA30681000
15thB3186700
16thB4093300
17thA32202200

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2003

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 735.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2003

SW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2003: 259.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years