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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 673 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2017, and 758 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2016 (646), and casualties rose from 738.

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

Collisions in 2017
673
Up 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
758
Up 3% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2017

0.3% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious9214%
  • Slight57986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious9513%
  • Slight66187%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 673, up 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 673
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (15%)
  • Tuesday107 (16%)
  • Wednesday100 (15%)
  • Thursday114 (17%)
  • Friday98 (15%)
  • Saturday88 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (9.8%)
  • February50 (7.4%)
  • March61 (9.1%)
  • April68 (10%)
  • May64 (9.5%)
  • June63 (9.4%)
  • July56 (8.3%)
  • August31 (4.6%)
  • September52 (7.7%)
  • October55 (8.2%)
  • November65 (9.7%)
  • December42 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight453 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds521 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded41 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry496 (74%)
  • Wet or damp142 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph181 (27%)
  • 30 mph441 (66%)
  • 40 mph47 (7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway444 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout43 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded26 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist191 (25%)
  • Cyclist173 (23%)
  • Pedestrian170 (22%)
  • Car occupant159 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3%)
  • 16 to 2071 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2583 (11%)
  • 26 to 35237 (31%)
  • 36 to 45136 (18%)
  • 46 to 5592 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider506 (67%)
  • Pedestrian170 (22%)
  • Passenger82 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car554 (47%)
  • Motorcycle224 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle185 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car66 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hammersmith and Fulham in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 52nd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2017

Shepherd's Bush Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, W12 8QD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2017, with 114 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 2017

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2017: 128, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219128144121
2ndA4020576707
3rdA308485307
4thA315475314
5thA402373806
6thA4343505
7thB317323406
8thA217283402
9thA304252603
10thA40232704
11thA3218212201
12thB408181903
13thB318101102
14thA322071202
15thA32194400
16thA3063500
17thB4092200
18thB4122201

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2017

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 640.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2017

SW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2017: 238.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years