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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 637 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2009, and 722 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2008 (591), and casualties rose from 675.

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

Collisions in 2009
637
Up 8% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
722
Up 7% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2009

0.5% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious8413%
  • Slight55086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious9012%
  • Slight62987%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 637, up 8% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 637
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (15%)
  • Tuesday103 (16%)
  • Wednesday103 (16%)
  • Thursday102 (16%)
  • Friday105 (16%)
  • Saturday84 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.1%)
  • February40 (6.3%)
  • March58 (9.1%)
  • April62 (9.7%)
  • May47 (7.4%)
  • June62 (9.7%)
  • July56 (8.8%)
  • August58 (9.1%)
  • September48 (7.5%)
  • October58 (9.1%)
  • November51 (8%)
  • December52 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight452 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds550 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry512 (80%)
  • Wet or damp115 (18%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph619 (97%)
  • 40 mph13 (2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway516 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist193 (27%)
  • Car occupant164 (23%)
  • Cyclist156 (22%)
  • Pedestrian145 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2043 (6%)
  • 21 to 2587 (12%)
  • 26 to 35210 (29%)
  • 36 to 45145 (20%)
  • 46 to 5580 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.6%)
  • Over 7514 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded45 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (68%)
  • Pedestrian145 (20%)
  • Passenger89 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (52%)
  • Motorcycle210 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle163 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach55 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hammersmith and Fulham in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hammersmith and Fulham ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 76th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2009

Shepherd's Bush Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, W12 8QD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2009, with 129 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 2009

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2009: 133, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219133152019
2ndA4020677717
3rdA315607207
4thA402586604
5thA308424608
6thA304333704
7thA4253203
8thB317222405
9thA217212105
10thA3218182002
11thB408121302
12thA40111102
13thA322091203
14thA32195501
15thB3184400
16thB4094500
17thA3063301

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2009

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 581.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2009

SW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2009: 214.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2009, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years