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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 547 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2020, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2019 (705), and casualties fell from 781.

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

Collisions in 2020
547
Down 22% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
611
Down 22% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 2020

None of the collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2020 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7013%
  • Slight47787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7312%
  • Slight53888%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 547, down 22% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 547
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (15%)
  • Wednesday82 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (18%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9.1%)
  • February35 (6.4%)
  • March39 (7.1%)
  • April22 (4%)
  • May30 (5.5%)
  • June48 (8.8%)
  • July45 (8.2%)
  • August53 (9.7%)
  • September67 (12%)
  • October54 (9.9%)
  • November50 (9.1%)
  • December54 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight389 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (4.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds418 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other24 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry404 (74%)
  • Wet or damp123 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph168 (31%)
  • 30 mph361 (66%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road60 (11%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded50 (9.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist207 (34%)
  • Cyclist145 (24%)
  • Car occupant113 (18%)
  • Pedestrian92 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 2043 (7%)
  • 21 to 2581 (13%)
  • 26 to 35186 (30%)
  • 36 to 45120 (20%)
  • 46 to 5561 (10%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded36 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider457 (75%)
  • Pedestrian92 (15%)
  • Passenger62 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (42%)
  • Motorcycle235 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle153 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car55 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)12 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 41st most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Kensington and Chelsea in 2020

Colville, Kensington and Chelsea, W11 1AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kensington and Chelsea in 2020, with 98 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 2020

The A3220 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2020: 77, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32207789010
2ndA315364103
3rdA308313707
4thA4303303
5thA402303105
6thB450263204
7thA3218242403
8thA3217212202
9thA3212192102
10thA3216101003
11thA40101500
12thB4128901
13thA4046600
14thA42046702
15thB3256702
16thA3045500
17thB3195600
18thB4155500
19thA42064400
20thB3044402

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2020

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 494.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2020

SW3 and W11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 2020, with 91 each.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2020, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years