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Hounslow road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 603 road traffic collisions in Hounslow in 2020, and 697 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 2019 (754), and casualties fell from 894.

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

Collisions in 2020
603
Down 20% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
697
Down 22% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Hounslow in 2020

0.5% of collisions in Hounslow in 2020 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 14% in Hounslow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7512%
  • Slight52587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious7911%
  • Slight61588%

Hounslow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hounslow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,708 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 603, down 20% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 603
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (11%)
  • Tuesday117 (19%)
  • Wednesday98 (16%)
  • Thursday93 (15%)
  • Friday91 (15%)
  • Saturday69 (11%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (10%)
  • February55 (9.1%)
  • March44 (7.3%)
  • April19 (3.2%)
  • May38 (6.3%)
  • June48 (8%)
  • July51 (8.5%)
  • August52 (8.6%)
  • September58 (9.6%)
  • October57 (9.5%)
  • November58 (9.6%)
  • December60 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight418 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown31 (5.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds446 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other42 (7%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry427 (71%)
  • Wet or damp157 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph211 (35%)
  • 30 mph268 (44%)
  • 40 mph114 (19%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway351 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (17%)
  • Roundabout75 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (6%)
  • Not recorded36 (6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hounslow in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (44%)
  • Cyclist120 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist115 (16%)
  • Pedestrian91 (13%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2065 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 35179 (26%)
  • 36 to 45121 (17%)
  • 46 to 5591 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded33 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider500 (72%)
  • Passenger106 (15%)
  • Pedestrian91 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car711 (63%)
  • Motorcycle136 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hounslow in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hounslow had the 28th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
28th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Hounslow in 2020

Cranford, Hounslow, TW5 9UT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hounslow in 2020, with 49 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Hounslow with the most crashes in 2020

The A315 had the most collisions in Hounslow in 2020: 89, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hounslow, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3158910105
2ndA47788112
3rdA312556908
4thA314212605
5thA244181802
6thA3006172101
7thA316162204
8thA3005131303
9thA30111203
10thA310111203
11thA3002101201
12thA3063101001
13thB33778901
14thB4557701
15thA2056702
16thA30006600
17thB4545601
18thA30044400
19thB3634500
20thA4063401

Towns in Hounslow: crashes in 2020

Hounslow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 543.

Postcode districts in Hounslow: crashes in 2020

TW5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hounslow in 2020: 94.

Latest crashes in Hounslow in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Hounslow in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Hounslow road accidents in other years