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Hounslow road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 877 road traffic collisions in Hounslow in 2016, and 1,057 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2015 (842), and casualties rose from 1,006.

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

Collisions in 2016
877
Up 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,057
Up 5% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Hounslow in 2016

0.3% of collisions in Hounslow in 2016 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 1% and 14% in Hounslow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious738.3%
  • Slight80191%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious757.1%
  • Slight97993%

Hounslow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hounslow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,708 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 877, up 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 877
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (14%)
  • Tuesday149 (17%)
  • Wednesday113 (13%)
  • Thursday145 (17%)
  • Friday138 (16%)
  • Saturday123 (14%)
  • Sunday85 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59141 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (9.8%)
  • February70 (8%)
  • March63 (7.2%)
  • April59 (6.7%)
  • May68 (7.8%)
  • June68 (7.8%)
  • July62 (7.1%)
  • August67 (7.6%)
  • September79 (9%)
  • October88 (10%)
  • November76 (8.7%)
  • December91 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight597 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit248 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown26 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds705 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded69 (7.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry704 (80%)
  • Wet or damp156 (18%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph664 (76%)
  • 40 mph168 (19%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway568 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway210 (24%)
  • Roundabout71 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hounslow in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant470 (44%)
  • Pedestrian170 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (16%)
  • Cyclist118 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1551 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2060 (5.7%)
  • 21 to 25125 (12%)
  • 26 to 35255 (24%)
  • 36 to 45213 (20%)
  • 46 to 55143 (14%)
  • 56 to 6572 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.3%)
  • Over 7527 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded42 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider679 (64%)
  • Passenger208 (20%)
  • Pedestrian170 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,010 (64%)
  • Motorcycle174 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car69 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach67 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hounslow in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hounslow had the 26th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hounslow in 2016

Chiswick Gunnersbury, Hounslow, W4 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hounslow in 2016, with 75 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Hounslow with the most crashes in 2016

The A315 had the most collisions in Hounslow in 2016: 155, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hounslow, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA315155178019
2ndA4142189210
3rdA3128710211
4thA244273501
5thA310252702
6thA314243001
7thA316212404
8thA3005202102
9thA3063202102
10thM4202701
11thA30182402
12thA3006182003
13thB454141600
14thB3377131601
15thA205111401
16thB455101201
17thA40692201
18thA30028901
19thA30045501
20thB4095601

Towns in Hounslow: crashes in 2016

Hounslow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 786.

Postcode districts in Hounslow: crashes in 2016

TW5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hounslow in 2016: 132.

Latest crashes in Hounslow in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Hounslow in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Hounslow road accidents in other years