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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 554 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2020, and 599 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2019 (702), and casualties fell from 783.

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

Collisions in 2020
554
Down 21% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
599
Down 23% on 2019
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2020

0.9% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2020 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7313%
  • Slight47686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious7412%
  • Slight52087%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 2020 is highlighted, with 554, down 21% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 554
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (12%)
  • Tuesday84 (15%)
  • Wednesday91 (16%)
  • Thursday96 (17%)
  • Friday82 (15%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9%)
  • February41 (7.4%)
  • March40 (7.2%)
  • April18 (3.2%)
  • May33 (6%)
  • June35 (6.3%)
  • July58 (10%)
  • August52 (9.4%)
  • September70 (13%)
  • October68 (12%)
  • November47 (8.5%)
  • December42 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight390 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (4.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds430 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry422 (76%)
  • Wet or damp106 (19%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph268 (48%)
  • 30 mph267 (48%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (11%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded40 (7.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist193 (32%)
  • Cyclist177 (30%)
  • Car occupant103 (17%)
  • Pedestrian85 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2037 (6.2%)
  • 21 to 2594 (16%)
  • 26 to 35192 (32%)
  • 36 to 4594 (16%)
  • 46 to 5565 (11%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.5%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider466 (78%)
  • Pedestrian85 (14%)
  • Passenger48 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (41%)
  • Motorcycle236 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle183 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (8.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car46 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)10 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hammersmith and Fulham in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 35th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2020

Shepherd's Bush Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, W12 8QD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2020, with 97 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 2020

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2020: 116, including 5 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219116129516
2ndA308434308
3rdA4020434807
4thB317373905
5thA315363604
6thA402293003
7thA217242502
8thA304222305
9thA3218171705
10thA4141502
11thA40111301
12thB408101201
13thA32194501
14thA32204700
15thA3063300
16thA4041100
17thB3181100
18thB4091100

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2020

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 532.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2020

SW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2020: 211.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2020, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years