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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 694 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2016, and 771 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2015 (632), and casualties rose from 708.

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

Collisions in 2016
694
Up 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
771
Up 9% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 2016

0.3% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2016 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious679.7%
  • Slight62590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious678.7%
  • Slight70291%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 694, up 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 694
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (15%)
  • Tuesday108 (16%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday109 (16%)
  • Friday107 (15%)
  • Saturday89 (13%)
  • Sunday80 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (4.5%)
  • February51 (7.3%)
  • March60 (8.6%)
  • April64 (9.2%)
  • May67 (9.7%)
  • June64 (9.2%)
  • July64 (9.2%)
  • August52 (7.5%)
  • September44 (6.3%)
  • October55 (7.9%)
  • November72 (10%)
  • December70 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight444 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit241 (35%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds583 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry562 (81%)
  • Wet or damp122 (18%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph680 (98%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway543 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road64 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist221 (29%)
  • Pedestrian179 (23%)
  • Cyclist166 (22%)
  • Car occupant107 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (0.9%)
  • 16 to 2057 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 25106 (14%)
  • 26 to 35213 (28%)
  • 36 to 45140 (18%)
  • 46 to 55112 (15%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.5%)
  • Over 7520 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider499 (65%)
  • Pedestrian179 (23%)
  • Passenger93 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (40%)
  • Motorcycle241 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle173 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car142 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach57 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 47th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kensington and Chelsea in 2016

Stanley, Kensington and Chelsea, SW10 0BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kensington and Chelsea in 2016, with 124 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 2016

The A3220 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2016: 87, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3220879718
2ndA4596517
3rdA402454608
4thA315374001
5thA3217374307
6thA308364203
7thB450334503
8thA3218313202
9thA3216303303
10thA3212232505
11thA42049900
12thB3049901
13thA3048901
14thB4128800
15thB3256700
16thA4045600
17thA42065500
18thB3024401
19thB3194702
20thA32143300

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2016

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 596.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2016

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 2016: 125.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years