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Hounslow road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,302 road traffic collisions in Hounslow in 1996, and 1,605 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1995 (1,258), and casualties rose from 1,512.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 51,230 collisions in Hounslow.

Collisions in 1996
1,302
Up 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,605
Up 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Hounslow in 1996

0.7% of collisions in Hounslow in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 14% in Hounslow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious17413%
  • Slight1,11986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious20012%
  • Slight1,39687%

Hounslow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hounslow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,708 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,302, up 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 in 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (14%)
  • Tuesday198 (15%)
  • Wednesday207 (16%)
  • Thursday206 (16%)
  • Friday230 (18%)
  • Saturday157 (12%)
  • Sunday124 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59202 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59193 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59209 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59320 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59208 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59116 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (7.9%)
  • February108 (8.3%)
  • March105 (8.1%)
  • April95 (7.3%)
  • May126 (9.7%)
  • June108 (8.3%)
  • July119 (9.1%)
  • August81 (6.2%)
  • September105 (8.1%)
  • October129 (9.9%)
  • November123 (9.4%)
  • December100 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight903 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit370 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,121 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded40 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry999 (77%)
  • Wet or damp294 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph958 (74%)
  • 40 mph246 (19%)
  • 50 mph41 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph16 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph40 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway929 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway310 (24%)
  • Roundabout52 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hounslow in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant949 (59%)
  • Pedestrian226 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (10%)
  • Cyclist149 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1052 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1581 (5%)
  • 16 to 20167 (10%)
  • 21 to 25222 (14%)
  • 26 to 35452 (28%)
  • 36 to 45209 (13%)
  • 46 to 55145 (9%)
  • 56 to 6577 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7541 (2.6%)
  • Over 7525 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded100 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider985 (61%)
  • Passenger394 (25%)
  • Pedestrian226 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,791 (75%)
  • Motorcycle174 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle151 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes114 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach80 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hounslow in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Hounslow

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hounslow ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hounslow had the 33rd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Hounslow with the most crashes in 1996

The A315 had the most collisions in Hounslow in 1996: 211, including 2 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hounslow, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA315211249233
2ndA4165207318
3rdA31211614909
4thM4749605
5thA244485906
6thA3006405104
7thA316385916
8thA3063374304
9thA314314307
10thA3005273103
11thA310273005
12thA30222913
13thB3377222402
14thB454192704
15thB455181804
16thA406162106
17thA3002121402
18thB3003101201
19thB363101102
20thA2057801

Towns in Hounslow: crashes in 1996

Hounslow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 1,148.

Postcode districts in Hounslow: crashes in 1996

W4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hounslow in 1996: 196.

Latest crashes in Hounslow in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Hounslow in 1996, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Hounslow road accidents in other years