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Hounslow road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 759 road traffic collisions in Hounslow in 2022, and 922 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2021 (651), and casualties rose from 774.

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

Collisions in 2022
759
Up 17% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
922
Up 19% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hounslow in 2022

0.5% of collisions in Hounslow in 2022 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1% and 14% in Hounslow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious13017%
  • Slight62582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious13715%
  • Slight78185%

Hounslow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hounslow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,708 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 759, up 17% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 759
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (12%)
  • Tuesday127 (17%)
  • Wednesday111 (15%)
  • Thursday122 (16%)
  • Friday123 (16%)
  • Saturday114 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (9.1%)
  • February50 (6.6%)
  • March67 (8.8%)
  • April60 (7.9%)
  • May59 (7.8%)
  • June84 (11%)
  • July67 (8.8%)
  • August56 (7.4%)
  • September60 (7.9%)
  • October74 (9.7%)
  • November51 (6.7%)
  • December62 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight538 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit208 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds611 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded33 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry612 (81%)
  • Wet or damp126 (17%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph300 (40%)
  • 30 mph297 (39%)
  • 40 mph145 (19%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway412 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway166 (22%)
  • Roundabout86 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded45 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hounslow in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (41%)
  • Pedestrian167 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (17%)
  • Cyclist124 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3%)
  • 16 to 2066 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 25100 (11%)
  • 26 to 35209 (23%)
  • 36 to 45172 (19%)
  • 46 to 55129 (14%)
  • 56 to 6579 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.7%)
  • Over 7527 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded43 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider591 (64%)
  • Pedestrian167 (18%)
  • Passenger164 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car850 (63%)
  • Motorcycle182 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle128 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach53 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hounslow in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hounslow ranked among 351 areas in 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hounslow had the 24th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hounslow in 2022

Hounslow Central, Hounslow, TW3 1ES area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hounslow in 2022, with 54 collisions, 14 of them serious.

Roads in Hounslow with the most crashes in 2022

The A4 had the most collisions in Hounslow in 2022: 112, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hounslow, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4112143217
2ndA31599117019
3rdA3126475011
4thA316303702
5thA244293406
6thA3005212205
7thA314212406
8thA3006151901
9thA3063141602
10thA310141406
11thB454122103
12thA30101301
13thB455101303
14thA300481103
15thA40681300
16thM481001
17thB33777701
18thA2054600
19thA30004400
20thA3054400

Towns in Hounslow: crashes in 2022

Hounslow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 675.

Postcode districts in Hounslow: crashes in 2022

TW13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hounslow in 2022: 119.

Latest crashes in Hounslow in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Hounslow in 2022, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Hounslow road accidents in other years