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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 613 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2021, and 655 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2020 (547), and casualties rose from 611.

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

Collisions in 2021
613
Up 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
655
Up 7% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 2021

0.7% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2021 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious8213%
  • Slight52786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious8313%
  • Slight56887%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 613, up 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 613
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (12%)
  • Tuesday102 (17%)
  • Wednesday92 (15%)
  • Thursday96 (16%)
  • Friday112 (18%)
  • Saturday82 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (4.7%)
  • February37 (6%)
  • March46 (7.5%)
  • April54 (8.8%)
  • May56 (9.1%)
  • June64 (10%)
  • July63 (10%)
  • August50 (8.2%)
  • September49 (8%)
  • October66 (11%)
  • November53 (8.6%)
  • December46 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds492 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other27 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry496 (81%)
  • Wet or damp95 (15%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph365 (60%)
  • 30 mph238 (39%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road82 (13%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded53 (8.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist205 (31%)
  • Cyclist175 (27%)
  • Pedestrian107 (16%)
  • Car occupant99 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (3.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.3%)
  • 16 to 2042 (6.4%)
  • 21 to 2590 (14%)
  • 26 to 35212 (32%)
  • 36 to 45118 (18%)
  • 46 to 5577 (12%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.1%)
  • Over 759 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (75%)
  • Pedestrian107 (16%)
  • Passenger60 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car480 (43%)
  • Motorcycle243 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle187 (17%)
  • Taxi or private hire car68 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (6%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)16 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 39th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Kensington and Chelsea in 2021

Colville, Kensington and Chelsea, W11 1AL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kensington and Chelsea in 2021, with 114 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 2021

The A3220 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2021: 80, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32208086311
2ndA315485302
3rdA3217404304
4thA308384019
5thA4364107
6thB450363903
7thA3218353705
8thA402272806
9thA3212202003
10thA4204161700
11thA3216151703
12thB412101000
13thA4081002
14thB3047801
15thA30314400
16thA3044402
17thB3194400
18thB4154401
19thA4043300
20thA42062200

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2021

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 540.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2021

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 2021: 122.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years