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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 591 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2008, and 675 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2007 (677), and casualties fell from 765.

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

Collisions in 2008
591
Down 13% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
675
Down 12% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2008

0.5% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious9115%
  • Slight49784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious9113%
  • Slight58186%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 591, down 13% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 591
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday99 (17%)
  • Wednesday110 (19%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday90 (15%)
  • Saturday72 (12%)
  • Sunday50 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.6%)
  • February51 (8.6%)
  • March49 (8.3%)
  • April47 (8%)
  • May50 (8.5%)
  • June58 (9.8%)
  • July61 (10%)
  • August39 (6.6%)
  • September37 (6.3%)
  • October67 (11%)
  • November37 (6.3%)
  • December50 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit195 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds508 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry485 (82%)
  • Wet or damp102 (17%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph567 (96%)
  • 40 mph18 (3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway483 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (26%)
  • Pedestrian135 (20%)
  • Cyclist131 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (1.5%)
  • 16 to 2049 (7.3%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35221 (33%)
  • 36 to 45133 (20%)
  • 46 to 5566 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6526 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 755 (0.7%)
  • Over 7517 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded47 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (66%)
  • Pedestrian135 (20%)
  • Passenger95 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car549 (52%)
  • Motorcycle194 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach47 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hammersmith and Fulham in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 92nd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2008

Shepherd's Bush Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, W12 8QD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2008, with 99 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 2008

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2008: 113, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219113124021
2ndA4020475102
3rdA315444615
4thA402425007
5thA308323406
6thA4303607
7thA304273404
8thA40252711
9thA3218232404
10thB317212302
11thA217202103
12thA3220141902
13thB408141511
14thA321991100
15thA30671100
16thB3184500
17thB4122201

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2008

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 530.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2008

SW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2008: 191.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years