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Hounslow road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 51,230 road traffic collisions in Hounslow from 1979 to 2025, and 63,260 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 528 were fatal and 7,258 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 697 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (637), and casualties rose from 757 to 827.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
51,230
34th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63,260
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
528
1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
697
Up 9% on 2024

Crash severity in Hounslow

1% of collisions in Hounslow from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5281%
  • Serious7,25814%
  • Slight43,44485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5670.9%
  • Serious8,02313%
  • Slight54,67086%

Hounslow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hounslow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,708 in 1979. In 2025 there were 697, up 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 697
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025697827
2024637757
2023668761
2022759922
2021651774
2020603697
2019754894
2018785956
20178641,088
20168771,057
20158421,006
20148931,063
2013753903
2012731898
2011788995
2010770975
2009725879
2008741930
2007743932
2006786997
20058291,056
20048911,102
20031,0201,278
20021,1031,375
20011,1951,531
20001,2221,506
19991,1041,347
19981,2361,555
19971,3411,651
19961,3021,605
19951,2581,512
19941,3121,605
19931,3221,651
19921,2221,501
19911,4171,704
19901,5471,875
19891,5331,893
19881,3771,723
19871,4081,779
19861,4951,856
19851,4411,814
19841,5931,927
19831,5031,802
19821,5391,917
19811,5712,069
19801,6742,123
19791,7082,192

When and where crashes happen in Hounslow

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7,285 (14%)
  • Tuesday7,788 (15%)
  • Wednesday7,811 (15%)
  • Thursday7,948 (16%)
  • Friday8,500 (17%)
  • Saturday6,499 (13%)
  • Sunday5,399 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,670 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59917 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596,955 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597,002 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598,941 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911,713 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598,887 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595,145 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January4,098 (8%)
  • February3,712 (7.2%)
  • March4,163 (8.1%)
  • April3,984 (7.8%)
  • May4,346 (8.5%)
  • June4,346 (8.5%)
  • July4,554 (8.9%)
  • August4,042 (7.9%)
  • September4,475 (8.7%)
  • October4,857 (9.5%)
  • November4,582 (8.9%)
  • December4,071 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight36,250 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14,065 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown645 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit194 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds37,601 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,376 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds426 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds336 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds186 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist161 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (under 0.1%)
  • Other4,838 (9.4%)
  • Not recorded1,288 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry38,463 (75%)
  • Wet or damp11,947 (23%)
  • Frost or ice329 (0.6%)
  • Snow199 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep29 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded251 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2,015 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph36,145 (71%)
  • 40 mph8,608 (17%)
  • 50 mph2,014 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph457 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph1,986 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway30,586 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway13,862 (27%)
  • Roundabout3,296 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road870 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2,616 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Hounslow

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant32,700 (52%)
  • Pedestrian9,459 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist9,395 (15%)
  • Cyclist6,333 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,284 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant1,580 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant783 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)276 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant208 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant164 (0.3%)
  • Other21 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded57 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,280 (2%)
  • 6 to 102,051 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 153,093 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 207,959 (13%)
  • 21 to 258,925 (14%)
  • 26 to 3514,303 (23%)
  • 36 to 458,905 (14%)
  • 46 to 556,155 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 653,641 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 752,088 (3.3%)
  • Over 751,326 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3,534 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider39,509 (62%)
  • Passenger14,292 (23%)
  • Pedestrian9,459 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car65,796 (70%)
  • Motorcycle9,883 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle6,487 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5,218 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach2,807 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,113 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,283 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle505 (0.5%)
  • Minibus195 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)68 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Hounslow

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hounslow

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hounslow ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hounslow had the 34th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
31stCheshire West and Chester52,65672,6389748,118
32ndLewisham52,29962,5643767,786
33rdDorset51,59174,6861,14710,729
34thHounslow (this area)51,23063,2605287,258
35thTower Hamlets49,58257,6363757,115
36thLeicester48,97061,1474876,396
37thHackney48,66355,8553217,698

Accident hotspots in Hounslow

Chiswick Gunnersbury, Hounslow, W4 2DE area is the busiest accident hotspot in Hounslow, with 1,532 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Hounslow with the most crashes

The A315 had the most collisions in Hounslow from 1979 to 2025: 8,728, including 92 fatal and 1,233 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hounslow, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3158,72810,242921,233
2ndA47,3819,5791211,058
3rdA3124,3345,50740562
4thM42,9304,36239371
5thA2441,8192,16820270
6thA301,5172,11230250
7thA3161,4951,89120262
8thA30061,3761,68410172
9thA3141,2721,53013203
10thA30051,2531,5286159
11thA3101,1011,2875160
12thA3063689847589
13thB3377632746782
14thA4065617421082
15thB454464596258
16thA3002435513369
17thA205433512250
18thB363320391240
19thA3000305351542
20thA3004305346347

Towns in Hounslow

Hounslow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 40,318.

Postcode districts in Hounslow

W4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hounslow from 1979 to 2025: 6,691.

Latest crashes in Hounslow

Of the latest 24 crashes in Hounslow, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

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