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Hounslow road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 741 road traffic collisions in Hounslow in 2008, and 930 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2007 (743), and casualties fell from 932.

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

Collisions in 2008
741
Level with 2007
Casualties in 2008
930
Level with 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Hounslow in 2008

0.4% of collisions in Hounslow in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 14% in Hounslow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious8912%
  • Slight64988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious9911%
  • Slight82889%

Hounslow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hounslow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,708 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 741, level with 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 741
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (12%)
  • Tuesday115 (16%)
  • Wednesday133 (18%)
  • Thursday102 (14%)
  • Friday121 (16%)
  • Saturday92 (12%)
  • Sunday88 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.6%)
  • February73 (9.9%)
  • March59 (8%)
  • April61 (8.2%)
  • May63 (8.5%)
  • June69 (9.3%)
  • July64 (8.6%)
  • August57 (7.7%)
  • September60 (8.1%)
  • October60 (8.1%)
  • November64 (8.6%)
  • December55 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight548 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds633 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry589 (79%)
  • Wet or damp148 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph640 (86%)
  • 40 mph71 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph25 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway451 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway222 (30%)
  • Roundabout64 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hounslow in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (55%)
  • Pedestrian122 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (13%)
  • Cyclist91 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2074 (8%)
  • 21 to 25116 (12%)
  • 26 to 35212 (23%)
  • 36 to 45180 (19%)
  • 46 to 55101 (11%)
  • 56 to 6576 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.3%)
  • Over 7520 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded48 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider639 (69%)
  • Passenger169 (18%)
  • Pedestrian122 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car995 (70%)
  • Motorcycle127 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle92 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach56 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hounslow in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hounslow had the 57th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hounslow in 2008

Chiswick Riverside, Hounslow, W4 3AU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hounslow in 2008, with 61 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Hounslow with the most crashes in 2008

The A315 had the most collisions in Hounslow in 2008: 118, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hounslow, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA315118138015
2ndA4117152214
3rdA312769107
4thM4517613
5thA244273705
6thA316202201
7thA30183303
8thA3005182603
9thA314182104
10thA3006161902
11thA310121601
12thB454121401
13thB337791102
14thA30637802
15thA4067903
16thA2056600
17thA30025500
18thA30043400
19thB3613500
20thB30032300

Towns in Hounslow: crashes in 2008

Hounslow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 661.

Postcode districts in Hounslow: crashes in 2008

TW5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hounslow in 2008: 134.

Latest crashes in Hounslow in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Hounslow in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Hounslow road accidents in other years