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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 610 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2022, and 664 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2021 (613), and casualties rose from 655.

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

Collisions in 2022
610
Level with 2021
Casualties in 2022
664
Up 1% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 2022

0.7% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2022 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious10718%
  • Slight49982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious11117%
  • Slight54983%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 610, level with 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 610
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (12%)
  • Tuesday93 (15%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday98 (16%)
  • Friday102 (17%)
  • Saturday79 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.6%)
  • February35 (5.7%)
  • March54 (8.9%)
  • April56 (9.2%)
  • May60 (9.8%)
  • June63 (10%)
  • July52 (8.5%)
  • August47 (7.7%)
  • September47 (7.7%)
  • October54 (8.9%)
  • November62 (10%)
  • December40 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds484 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded34 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry473 (78%)
  • Wet or damp101 (17%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded33 (5.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph413 (68%)
  • 30 mph192 (31%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road79 (13%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded62 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist225 (34%)
  • Cyclist140 (21%)
  • Pedestrian139 (21%)
  • Car occupant90 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user6 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 159 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2036 (5.4%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 35202 (30%)
  • 36 to 45127 (19%)
  • 46 to 5580 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.2%)
  • Over 7515 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider478 (72%)
  • Pedestrian139 (21%)
  • Passenger47 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (42%)
  • Motorcycle268 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle149 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car81 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach34 (3.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)14 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 43rd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kensington and Chelsea in 2022

Stanley, Kensington and Chelsea, SW10 0BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kensington and Chelsea in 2022, with 103 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 2022

The A3220 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2022: 71, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32207180116
2ndA402505506
3rdA315464605
4thA4394814
5thA308313319
6thA3217313207
7thB450252603
8thA3218232304
9thA3216222504
10thA3212151614
11thA4204131303
12thB319121404
13thB412121301
14thA304101003
15thA42067700
16thB3046601
17thB3256602
18thA4045601
19thB4155500
20thA30312300

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2022

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 532.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2022

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 2022: 97.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years