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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 712 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2014, and 790 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2013 (656), and casualties rose from 725.

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

Collisions in 2014
712
Up 9% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
790
Up 9% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 2014

0.3% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2014 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious669.3%
  • Slight64490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious678.5%
  • Slight72191%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 712, up 9% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 712
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (15%)
  • Tuesday111 (16%)
  • Wednesday119 (17%)
  • Thursday110 (15%)
  • Friday126 (18%)
  • Saturday87 (12%)
  • Sunday52 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8.4%)
  • February43 (6%)
  • March57 (8%)
  • April63 (8.8%)
  • May63 (8.8%)
  • June49 (6.9%)
  • July57 (8%)
  • August61 (8.6%)
  • September62 (8.7%)
  • October80 (11%)
  • November63 (8.8%)
  • December54 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight512 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds614 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry581 (82%)
  • Wet or damp130 (18%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph706 (99%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway594 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (7%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist198 (25%)
  • Cyclist189 (24%)
  • Pedestrian169 (21%)
  • Car occupant139 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2029 (3.7%)
  • 21 to 2580 (10%)
  • 26 to 35248 (31%)
  • 36 to 45148 (19%)
  • 46 to 55114 (14%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.9%)
  • Over 7526 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider526 (67%)
  • Pedestrian169 (21%)
  • Passenger95 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car546 (44%)
  • Motorcycle230 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle200 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car98 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach53 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 51st most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kensington and Chelsea in 2014

Stanley, Kensington and Chelsea, SW10 0BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kensington and Chelsea in 2014, with 125 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 2014

The A3220 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2014: 89, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3220899826
2ndA402556203
3rdA4496104
4thA3084849010
5thA315414302
6thA3217404101
7thB450344202
8thA3216323205
9thA3212303305
10thA3218273505
11thB412121401
12thB30491601
13thA3047701
14thB3257700
15thA42046700
16thA42065501
17thB3025500
18thB3165500
19thB3195500
20thB3144500

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2014

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 628.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2014

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 2014: 130.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years