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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 646 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2016, and 738 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2015 (614), and casualties rose from 690.

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

Collisions in 2016
646
Up 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
738
Up 7% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2016

0.8% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2016 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious7011%
  • Slight57188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious7410%
  • Slight65989%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 646, up 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 646
  • 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 in 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday97 (15%)
  • Thursday118 (18%)
  • Friday117 (18%)
  • Saturday75 (12%)
  • Sunday65 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (6.8%)
  • February58 (9%)
  • March53 (8.2%)
  • April57 (8.8%)
  • May55 (8.5%)
  • June49 (7.6%)
  • July50 (7.7%)
  • August43 (6.7%)
  • September62 (9.6%)
  • October59 (9.1%)
  • November71 (11%)
  • December45 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight444 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds555 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (6.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded27 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry547 (85%)
  • Wet or damp86 (13%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph35 (5.4%)
  • 30 mph581 (90%)
  • 40 mph28 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway518 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (10%)
  • Roundabout40 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist206 (28%)
  • Cyclist156 (21%)
  • Pedestrian153 (21%)
  • Car occupant139 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2049 (6.6%)
  • 21 to 25108 (15%)
  • 26 to 35204 (28%)
  • 36 to 45131 (18%)
  • 46 to 55102 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.7%)
  • Over 7527 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider485 (66%)
  • Pedestrian153 (21%)
  • Passenger100 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car488 (43%)
  • Motorcycle243 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle172 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car78 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach53 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hammersmith and Fulham in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 55th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2016

Shepherd's Bush Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, W12 8QD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2016, with 115 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 2016

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2016: 129, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219129152118
2ndA4020566416
3rdA315465202
4thB317445103
5thA402404103
6thA308333302
7thA304313412
8thA217263113
9thA4253502
10thA40192205
11thA3218182001
12thA3220182101
13thB408182200
14thB318101201
15thA3066601
16thA32196602
17thB4093301
18thB4122300

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2016

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 594.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2016

SW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2016: 204.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2016, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years