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Hounslow road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 864 road traffic collisions in Hounslow in 2017, and 1,088 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2016 (877), and casualties rose from 1,057.

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

Collisions in 2017
864
Down 1% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,088
Up 3% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Hounslow in 2017

0.2% of collisions in Hounslow in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 14% in Hounslow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious10813%
  • Slight75487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious11210%
  • Slight97490%

Hounslow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hounslow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,708 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 864, down 1% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 864
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (12%)
  • Tuesday146 (17%)
  • Wednesday134 (16%)
  • Thursday113 (13%)
  • Friday130 (15%)
  • Saturday126 (15%)
  • Sunday109 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59190 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59160 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.1%)
  • February61 (7.1%)
  • March75 (8.7%)
  • April79 (9.1%)
  • May76 (8.8%)
  • June62 (7.2%)
  • July78 (9%)
  • August78 (9%)
  • September84 (9.7%)
  • October72 (8.3%)
  • November71 (8.2%)
  • December67 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight601 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds693 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (3%)
  • Not recorded52 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry651 (75%)
  • Wet or damp163 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded45 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph91 (11%)
  • 30 mph568 (66%)
  • 40 mph182 (21%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway469 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway224 (26%)
  • Roundabout89 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hounslow in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (47%)
  • Pedestrian183 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (15%)
  • Cyclist113 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (4%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1547 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2082 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 25134 (12%)
  • 26 to 35266 (24%)
  • 36 to 45192 (18%)
  • 46 to 55156 (14%)
  • 56 to 6570 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7550 (4.6%)
  • Over 7527 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider671 (62%)
  • Passenger234 (22%)
  • Pedestrian183 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,030 (66%)
  • Motorcycle175 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle117 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car61 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach50 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hounslow in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hounslow had the 29th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hounslow in 2017

Chiswick Gunnersbury, Hounslow, W4 2DE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hounslow in 2017, with 70 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Hounslow with the most crashes in 2017

The A4 had the most collisions in Hounslow in 2017: 140, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hounslow, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4140188018
2ndA315135170119
3rdA3127710407
4thA244262905
5thA310262701
6thM4264502
7thA3006242902
8thA3063233203
9thA30222404
10thA316222502
11thA314192604
12thB454131800
13thA3005121501
14thB3377121401
15thB363101200
16thA300291102
17thB45581100
18thA30006600
19thB4916600
20thA2055600

Towns in Hounslow: crashes in 2017

Hounslow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 768.

Postcode districts in Hounslow: crashes in 2017

W4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hounslow in 2017: 134.

Latest crashes in Hounslow in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Hounslow in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Hounslow road accidents in other years