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Hounslow road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 785 road traffic collisions in Hounslow in 2018, and 956 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2017 (864), and casualties fell from 1,088.

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

Collisions in 2018
785
Down 9% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
956
Down 12% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hounslow in 2018

0.3% of collisions in Hounslow in 2018 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 14% in Hounslow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious11114%
  • Slight67286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious12013%
  • Slight83487%

Hounslow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hounslow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,708 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 785, down 9% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 785
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (13%)
  • Tuesday130 (17%)
  • Wednesday129 (16%)
  • Thursday118 (15%)
  • Friday117 (15%)
  • Saturday100 (13%)
  • Sunday90 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59134 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (7.5%)
  • February43 (5.5%)
  • March67 (8.5%)
  • April58 (7.4%)
  • May75 (9.6%)
  • June78 (9.9%)
  • July67 (8.5%)
  • August46 (5.9%)
  • September76 (9.7%)
  • October76 (9.7%)
  • November89 (11%)
  • December51 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight574 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit186 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds636 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other29 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry618 (79%)
  • Wet or damp140 (18%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph99 (13%)
  • 30 mph514 (65%)
  • 40 mph154 (20%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway451 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway193 (25%)
  • Roundabout73 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hounslow in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant428 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (18%)
  • Pedestrian144 (15%)
  • Cyclist127 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2078 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2598 (10%)
  • 26 to 35236 (25%)
  • 36 to 45176 (18%)
  • 46 to 55127 (13%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.9%)
  • Over 7521 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded54 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider635 (66%)
  • Passenger177 (19%)
  • Pedestrian144 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car923 (63%)
  • Motorcycle187 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car59 (4%)
  • Bus or coach49 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hounslow in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hounslow had the 31st most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hounslow in 2018

Hounslow Central, Hounslow, TW3 1ES area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hounslow in 2018, with 57 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Hounslow with the most crashes in 2018

The A315 had the most collisions in Hounslow in 2018: 143, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hounslow, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA315143161023
2ndA4110143117
3rdA312638704
4thM4253503
5thA314202502
6thA244192104
7thA3005192203
8thA316192005
9thA3006171803
10thA310172113
11thA3063121401
12thA30102401
13thB45591002
14thA30028801
15thB36381001
16thB33777800
17thB4547801
18thB4096702
19thA2055701
20thA30044500

Towns in Hounslow: crashes in 2018

Hounslow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 689.

Postcode districts in Hounslow: crashes in 2018

TW5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hounslow in 2018: 109.

Latest crashes in Hounslow in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Hounslow in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Hounslow road accidents in other years