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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 42,732 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025, and 48,264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 275 were fatal and 6,392 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 565 collisions, level with 2024 (564), and casualties fell from 617 to 614.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
42,732
52nd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48,264
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
275
0.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
565
Level with 2024

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea

0.6% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2750.6%
  • Serious6,39215%
  • Slight36,06584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2770.6%
  • Serious6,71314%
  • Slight41,27486%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. In 2025 there were 565, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 565
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025565614
2024564617
2023640693
2022610664
2021613655
2020547611
2019705781
2018683750
2017698798
2016694771
2015632708
2014712790
2013656725
2012661732
2011715802
2010708792
2009668765
2008730829
2007693794
2006728813
2005772889
2004642741
2003728842
2002748896
2001857980
20001,0551,244
19991,0361,161
19981,0641,196
19971,0751,205
19969791,094
19951,0221,150
19941,0921,237
19931,0971,232
19921,0631,158
19911,0951,241
19901,2271,388
19891,2571,385
19881,2041,384
19871,0521,183
19861,1351,304
19851,1861,373
19841,3411,517
19831,2931,454
19821,3491,521
19811,3131,519
19801,3881,575
19791,4401,691

When and where crashes happen in Kensington and Chelsea

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,057 (14%)
  • Tuesday6,617 (15%)
  • Wednesday6,687 (16%)
  • Thursday6,829 (16%)
  • Friday7,232 (17%)
  • Saturday5,376 (13%)
  • Sunday3,934 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,092 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59843 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,246 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596,882 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597,600 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599,274 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597,203 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,592 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,117 (7.3%)
  • February2,990 (7%)
  • March3,558 (8.3%)
  • April3,371 (7.9%)
  • May3,695 (8.6%)
  • June3,807 (8.9%)
  • July3,896 (9.1%)
  • August3,520 (8.2%)
  • September3,725 (8.7%)
  • October4,041 (9.5%)
  • November3,786 (8.9%)
  • December3,226 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight29,686 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12,620 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown293 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit87 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds32,922 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,820 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds260 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds190 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds118 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist36 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (under 0.1%)
  • Other3,888 (9.1%)
  • Not recorded485 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry34,156 (80%)
  • Wet or damp8,018 (19%)
  • Frost or ice115 (0.3%)
  • Snow96 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (under 0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded332 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2,614 (6.1%)
  • 30 mph39,662 (93%)
  • 40 mph258 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph93 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph99 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway29,531 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway6,477 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road3,570 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout560 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2,594 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian12,734 (26%)
  • Car occupant11,794 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist10,932 (23%)
  • Cyclist7,494 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,522 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1,705 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant740 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant118 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)112 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant44 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded51 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5580 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 10905 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 151,065 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 204,121 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 257,785 (16%)
  • 26 to 3513,351 (28%)
  • 36 to 457,377 (15%)
  • 46 to 554,638 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 652,653 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 751,528 (3.2%)
  • Over 751,113 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3,148 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider27,267 (56%)
  • Pedestrian12,734 (26%)
  • Passenger8,263 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car38,768 (53%)
  • Motorcycle12,388 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle7,809 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4,431 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4,001 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach3,450 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,147 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle481 (0.7%)
  • Minibus128 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)58 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Kensington and Chelsea

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Kensington and Chelsea

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Kensington and Chelsea ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 52nd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 113th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
49thWirral43,86559,3075107,094
50thBrighton and Hove43,40553,0304497,712
51stCardiff43,00356,1345155,422
52ndKensington and Chelsea (this area)42,73248,2642756,392
53rdNorthumberland42,34562,3991,0908,560
54thSandwell42,06456,0415297,538
55thStoke-on-Trent41,98453,9474525,078

Accident hotspots in Kensington and Chelsea

Stanley, Kensington and Chelsea, SW10 0BJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Kensington and Chelsea, with 3,008 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 19 of them fatal.

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes

The A4 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025: 4,862, including 55 fatal and 784 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44,8625,69055784
2ndA32203,8314,45950565
3rdA3153,4483,76613451
4thA32173,0973,37810460
5thA3082,4032,66410375
6thB4502,0622,3225281
7thA401,8882,14115319
8thA32181,8332,0369292
9thA32161,6591,9059255
10thA32121,4691,73917259
11thA4021,1221,2572165
12thB4126998024113
13thA42046917532100
14thB304419461266
15thB316404456362
16thA4206388417346
17thA304384422253
18thB325349396249
19thB319326360233
20thB415315352049

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 34,228.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025: 7,175.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea

Of the latest 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

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