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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 706 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2018, and 787 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2017 (673), and casualties rose from 758.

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

Collisions in 2018
706
Up 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
787
Up 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2018

0.1% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2018 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious10715%
  • Slight59885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious11014%
  • Slight67686%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 706, up 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 706
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (12%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday122 (17%)
  • Thursday103 (15%)
  • Friday135 (19%)
  • Saturday85 (12%)
  • Sunday76 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59145 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (6.5%)
  • February53 (7.5%)
  • March53 (7.5%)
  • April48 (6.8%)
  • May64 (9.1%)
  • June73 (10%)
  • July59 (8.4%)
  • August52 (7.4%)
  • September64 (9.1%)
  • October73 (10%)
  • November63 (8.9%)
  • December58 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight461 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit228 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds577 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry537 (76%)
  • Wet or damp141 (20%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph276 (39%)
  • 30 mph402 (57%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway473 (67%)
  • One way street or slip road78 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (10%)
  • Roundabout50 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist209 (27%)
  • Pedestrian181 (23%)
  • Cyclist180 (23%)
  • Car occupant156 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 2057 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 25109 (14%)
  • 26 to 35224 (28%)
  • 36 to 45127 (16%)
  • 46 to 55116 (15%)
  • 56 to 6557 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.1%)
  • Over 7515 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider526 (67%)
  • Pedestrian181 (23%)
  • Passenger80 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car560 (46%)
  • Motorcycle257 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle189 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car82 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach41 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hammersmith and Fulham in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 41st most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2018

Shepherd's Bush Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, W12 8QD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2018, with 152 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 2018

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2018: 121, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219121139020
2ndA3156572012
3rdA4020525507
4thA4025056015
5thA308374108
6thA304283212
7thB317272804
8thA3218252604
9thA217222502
10thB408182100
11thA3220131701
12thA40131803
13thA4121300
14thA3068802
15thA32196700
16thB4124400
17thB3183301
18thB4092301

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2018

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 661.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2018

SW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2018: 225.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years