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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 656 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2013, and 725 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2012 (661), and casualties fell from 732.

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

Collisions in 2013
656
Down 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
725
Down 1% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 2013

0.3% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2013 were fatal and 9% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious599%
  • Slight59591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious628.6%
  • Slight66191%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 656, down 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 656
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (16%)
  • Tuesday98 (15%)
  • Wednesday102 (16%)
  • Thursday87 (13%)
  • Friday122 (19%)
  • Saturday73 (11%)
  • Sunday72 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59116 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (5.3%)
  • February36 (5.5%)
  • March48 (7.3%)
  • April64 (9.8%)
  • May71 (11%)
  • June50 (7.6%)
  • July70 (11%)
  • August53 (8.1%)
  • September62 (9.5%)
  • October60 (9.1%)
  • November53 (8.1%)
  • December54 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight462 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit186 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds554 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry537 (82%)
  • Wet or damp113 (17%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph649 (99%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway566 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist192 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (22%)
  • Pedestrian161 (22%)
  • Car occupant124 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant35 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2034 (4.7%)
  • 21 to 2593 (13%)
  • 26 to 35193 (27%)
  • 36 to 45154 (21%)
  • 46 to 55104 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded34 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider480 (66%)
  • Pedestrian161 (22%)
  • Passenger84 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (44%)
  • Pedal cycle202 (17%)
  • Motorcycle174 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car120 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach53 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 49th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kensington and Chelsea in 2013

Stanley, Kensington and Chelsea, SW10 0BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kensington and Chelsea in 2013, with 120 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 2013

The A3220 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2013: 78, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3220788603
2ndA4646908
3rdA308475001
4thA315454903
5thA402425006
6thA3217404002
7thB450353903
8thA3218333804
9thA3216273703
10thA3212232506
11thB412121311
12thA420491000
13thB3026601
14thA42065501
15thB3255700
16thB4154500
17thA4043300
18thB3043401
19thB3163400
20thB3192200

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2013

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 558.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2013

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 2013: 120.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2013, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years