Skip to main content
CrashStats

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 708 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2010, and 792 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2009 (668), and casualties rose from 765.

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

Collisions in 2010
708
Up 6% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
792
Up 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 2010

0.4% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious7511%
  • Slight63089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious779.7%
  • Slight71290%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 708, up 6% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 708
  • 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 in 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (15%)
  • Tuesday92 (13%)
  • Wednesday133 (19%)
  • Thursday124 (18%)
  • Friday107 (15%)
  • Saturday70 (9.9%)
  • Sunday78 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.6%)
  • February39 (5.5%)
  • March59 (8.3%)
  • April56 (7.9%)
  • May62 (8.8%)
  • June76 (11%)
  • July63 (8.9%)
  • August52 (7.3%)
  • September64 (9%)
  • October74 (10%)
  • November63 (8.9%)
  • December46 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight500 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit206 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds602 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry553 (78%)
  • Wet or damp145 (20%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph703 (99%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway612 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout20 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist220 (28%)
  • Cyclist187 (24%)
  • Pedestrian171 (22%)
  • Car occupant152 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 2041 (5.2%)
  • 21 to 25103 (13%)
  • 26 to 35251 (32%)
  • 36 to 45175 (22%)
  • 46 to 5582 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.3%)
  • Over 7512 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded41 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider532 (67%)
  • Pedestrian171 (22%)
  • Passenger89 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car558 (45%)
  • Motorcycle250 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle197 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car79 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach50 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Kensington and Chelsea ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 54th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kensington and Chelsea in 2010

Stanley, Kensington and Chelsea, SW10 0BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kensington and Chelsea in 2010, with 132 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 2010

The A3220 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2010: 80, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3220809518
2ndA4748709
3rdA3085561010
4thA402515702
5thA3217505514
6thB450475006
7thA315404204
8thA3218272902
9thA3212222805
10thA3216182102
11thB412141502
12thA42048801
13thA4071100
14thA42066700
15thB31961001
16thA3045601
17thB3024401
18thB3254402
19thA4043310
20thA32142200

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2010

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 623.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2010

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 2010: 131.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2010, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years