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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 585 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2023, and 638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2022 (562), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2023
585
Up 4% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
638
Level with 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2023

0.2% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2023 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious10618%
  • Slight47882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious10817%
  • Slight52983%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 585, up 4% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 585
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (13%)
  • Tuesday83 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (16%)
  • Thursday96 (16%)
  • Friday110 (19%)
  • Saturday67 (11%)
  • Sunday60 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7%)
  • February46 (7.9%)
  • March42 (7.2%)
  • April61 (10%)
  • May50 (8.5%)
  • June49 (8.4%)
  • July44 (7.5%)
  • August48 (8.2%)
  • September52 (8.9%)
  • October60 (10%)
  • November50 (8.5%)
  • December42 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded82 (14%)

Road surface

  • Dry408 (70%)
  • Wet or damp100 (17%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded73 (12%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph456 (78%)
  • 30 mph119 (20%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded100 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist204 (32%)
  • Cyclist185 (29%)
  • Pedestrian107 (17%)
  • Car occupant92 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2039 (6.1%)
  • 21 to 2587 (14%)
  • 26 to 35214 (34%)
  • 36 to 4599 (16%)
  • 46 to 5582 (13%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7512 (1.9%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider480 (75%)
  • Pedestrian107 (17%)
  • Passenger51 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (46%)
  • Motorcycle233 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle190 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)17 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hammersmith and Fulham in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 42nd most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2023

Parsons Green & Sandford, Hammersmith and Fulham, SW6 4AX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2023, with 107 collisions, 18 of them serious.

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 2023

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2023: 124, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219124140022
2ndA308505004
3rdA3154951012
4thA217384202
5thA4023637011
6thA4020353903
7thA3042931010
8thB317222606
9thA4121301
10thA3218101002
11thA4091402
12thB4089903
13thA32195502
14thB4093302
15thB3182200
16thA32201100

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2023

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 564.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 2023

SW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2023: 227.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years