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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,055 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2000, and 1,244 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1999 (1,036), and casualties rose from 1,161.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 42,732 collisions in Kensington and Chelsea.

Collisions in 2000
1,055
Up 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,244
Up 7% on 1999
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 2000

0.5% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious16916%
  • Slight88184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious18115%
  • Slight1,05885%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,055, up 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000: 1,055
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (13%)
  • Tuesday173 (16%)
  • Wednesday176 (17%)
  • Thursday184 (17%)
  • Friday148 (14%)
  • Saturday131 (12%)
  • Sunday105 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59160 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59157 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (6.8%)
  • February68 (6.4%)
  • March100 (9.5%)
  • April76 (7.2%)
  • May93 (8.8%)
  • June85 (8.1%)
  • July103 (9.8%)
  • August84 (8%)
  • September94 (8.9%)
  • October95 (9%)
  • November91 (8.6%)
  • December94 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight730 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit317 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds884 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry798 (76%)
  • Wet or damp251 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,049 (99%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway744 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road115 (11%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded31 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist319 (26%)
  • Pedestrian274 (22%)
  • Cyclist152 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant72 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1526 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2081 (6.5%)
  • 21 to 25152 (12%)
  • 26 to 35422 (34%)
  • 36 to 45206 (17%)
  • 46 to 55124 (10%)
  • 56 to 6573 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.3%)
  • Over 7522 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded73 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider754 (61%)
  • Pedestrian274 (22%)
  • Passenger216 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,022 (56%)
  • Motorcycle340 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle156 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach107 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car94 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Kensington and Chelsea

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Kensington and Chelsea ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 61st most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 2000

The A4 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2000: 129, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4129161020
2ndA3220117136112
3rdA3158292112
4thA32178198018
5thA4026983012
6thA308606817
7thB450505605
8thA32184655010
9thA32164453010
10thA3212323514
11thB412232303
12thA4204202204
13thB304151505
14thA304111303
15thA40491512
16thA42068803
17thB3027801
18thA406800
19thB3196601
20thB3255502

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2000

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 926.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2000

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 2000: 200.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2000, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years