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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 632 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2015, and 708 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2014 (712), and casualties fell from 790.

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

Collisions in 2015
632
Down 11% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
708
Down 10% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
7.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 2015

0.6% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2015 were fatal and 7.6% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious487.6%
  • Slight58092%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious486.8%
  • Slight65693%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 632, down 11% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 632
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (12%)
  • Tuesday98 (16%)
  • Wednesday99 (16%)
  • Thursday105 (17%)
  • Friday96 (15%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday77 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.6%)
  • February43 (6.8%)
  • March48 (7.6%)
  • April41 (6.5%)
  • May67 (11%)
  • June48 (7.6%)
  • July63 (10%)
  • August50 (7.9%)
  • September55 (8.7%)
  • October65 (10%)
  • November50 (7.9%)
  • December54 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds569 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (7.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry552 (87%)
  • Wet or damp80 (13%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph626 (99%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway543 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist208 (29%)
  • Cyclist153 (22%)
  • Pedestrian145 (20%)
  • Car occupant98 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant56 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (1%)
  • 11 to 156 (0.8%)
  • 16 to 2056 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2599 (14%)
  • 26 to 35196 (28%)
  • 36 to 45136 (19%)
  • 46 to 5585 (12%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (66%)
  • Pedestrian145 (20%)
  • Passenger95 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car405 (37%)
  • Motorcycle233 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle158 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car155 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach53 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 58th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kensington and Chelsea in 2015

Stanley, Kensington and Chelsea, SW10 0BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kensington and Chelsea in 2015, with 116 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 2015

The A3220 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2015: 72, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3220728312
2ndA3217576307
3rdA315465005
4thA4465302
5thA308414201
6thB450414803
7thA402353603
8thA3218313402
9thA3216273302
10thA3212232601
11thB412121401
12thA42048801
13thA42067711
14thB3047700
15thB4156601
16thA3044400
17thA404610
18thB3194400
19thA4043400
20thA32142200

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2015

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 545.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2015

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 2015: 118.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years