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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 617 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2021, and 672 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2020 (554), and casualties rose from 599.

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

Collisions in 2021
617
Up 11% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
672
Up 12% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2021

0.2% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2021 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious9415%
  • Slight52285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious9714%
  • Slight57485%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 617, up 11% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 617
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (13%)
  • Tuesday94 (15%)
  • Wednesday93 (15%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday117 (19%)
  • Saturday83 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (5.2%)
  • February30 (4.9%)
  • March43 (7%)
  • April57 (9.2%)
  • May67 (11%)
  • June63 (10%)
  • July60 (9.7%)
  • August44 (7.1%)
  • September55 (8.9%)
  • October58 (9.4%)
  • November60 (9.7%)
  • December48 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight452 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds468 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other35 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded39 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry473 (77%)
  • Wet or damp106 (17%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded36 (5.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph364 (59%)
  • 30 mph242 (39%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded53 (8.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist198 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist192 (29%)
  • Car occupant133 (20%)
  • Pedestrian101 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 2053 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 25113 (17%)
  • 26 to 35184 (27%)
  • 36 to 45110 (16%)
  • 46 to 5584 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.4%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider512 (76%)
  • Pedestrian101 (15%)
  • Passenger59 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car487 (43%)
  • Motorcycle240 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle213 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car48 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)18 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hammersmith and Fulham in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 38th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
38th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2021

Shepherd's Bush Green, Hammersmith and Fulham, W12 8QD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2021, with 114 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 2021

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2021: 144, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219144158122
2ndA315535603
3rdA3084648012
4thA4020373905
5thA402363806
6thA217293103
7thB317293203
8thA304242507
9thA3218161701
10thA4162103
11thA3219121203
12thA407700
13thA32206600
14thB3186702
15thB4086600
16thB4093500
17thA3061100
18thB4121101

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2021

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 590.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2021

SW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2021: 228.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years