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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 698 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2017, and 798 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2016 (694), and casualties rose from 771.

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

Collisions in 2017
698
Up 1% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
798
Up 4% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 2017

0.9% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious10615%
  • Slight58684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious10914%
  • Slight68386%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 698, up 1% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 698
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (15%)
  • Tuesday97 (14%)
  • Wednesday122 (17%)
  • Thursday83 (12%)
  • Friday141 (20%)
  • Saturday81 (12%)
  • Sunday71 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (11%)
  • February49 (7%)
  • March58 (8.3%)
  • April39 (5.6%)
  • May65 (9.3%)
  • June71 (10%)
  • July60 (8.6%)
  • August58 (8.3%)
  • September61 (8.7%)
  • October59 (8.5%)
  • November58 (8.3%)
  • December45 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds529 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (3%)
  • Not recorded48 (6.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry506 (72%)
  • Wet or damp140 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded50 (7.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph31 (4.4%)
  • 30 mph656 (94%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway436 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road79 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded50 (7.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist212 (27%)
  • Pedestrian176 (22%)
  • Car occupant163 (20%)
  • Cyclist158 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (4%)
  • Van occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (1.5%)
  • 16 to 2055 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35250 (31%)
  • 36 to 45148 (19%)
  • 46 to 55102 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.9%)
  • Over 7512 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider500 (63%)
  • Pedestrian176 (22%)
  • Passenger122 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car513 (42%)
  • Motorcycle245 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle165 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car126 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach55 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Kensington and Chelsea ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 46th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kensington and Chelsea in 2017

Stanley, Kensington and Chelsea, SW10 0BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kensington and Chelsea in 2017, with 132 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 2017

The A3220 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2017: 86, including 3 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA322086101315
2ndB450496107
3rdA3217434815
4thA4425002
5thA402424709
6thA315394207
7thA308293404
8thA3212262917
9thA3218222404
10thA3216202502
11thB412172803
12thA42049902
13thA3048800
14thA407902
15thA42067800
16thB3046601
17thA4045801
18thB3164401
19thB3254400
20thB4154400

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2017

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 617.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2017

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 2017: 127.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2017, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years