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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 640 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2023, and 693 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2022 (610), and casualties rose from 664.

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

Collisions in 2023
640
Up 5% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
693
Up 4% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 2023

0.5% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2023 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious12219%
  • Slight51580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious12618%
  • Slight56481%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 640, up 5% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 640
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (10%)
  • Tuesday102 (16%)
  • Wednesday101 (16%)
  • Thursday104 (16%)
  • Friday116 (18%)
  • Saturday88 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (5.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8%)
  • February44 (6.9%)
  • March71 (11%)
  • April44 (6.9%)
  • May51 (8%)
  • June58 (9.1%)
  • July49 (7.7%)
  • August57 (8.9%)
  • September56 (8.8%)
  • October70 (11%)
  • November46 (7.2%)
  • December43 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight460 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit161 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds472 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded75 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry450 (70%)
  • Wet or damp121 (19%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded68 (11%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph466 (73%)
  • 30 mph167 (26%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (10%)
  • Roundabout19 (3%)
  • Not recorded100 (16%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist249 (36%)
  • Cyclist173 (25%)
  • Pedestrian143 (21%)
  • Car occupant75 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2034 (4.9%)
  • 21 to 2596 (14%)
  • 26 to 35221 (32%)
  • 36 to 45119 (17%)
  • 46 to 5591 (13%)
  • 56 to 6559 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.6%)
  • Over 7519 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider496 (72%)
  • Pedestrian143 (21%)
  • Passenger54 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car482 (42%)
  • Motorcycle291 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle182 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car70 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach36 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 35th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kensington and Chelsea in 2023

Stanley, Kensington and Chelsea, SW10 0BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kensington and Chelsea in 2023, with 110 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 2023

The A3220 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2023: 76, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32207691114
2ndA3155254115
3rdA3217445006
4thB450444707
5thA44348112
6thA402343405
7thA308333607
8thA3218222406
9thA3212182007
10thA4204141403
11thB412111102
12thB3048801
13thA42067701
14thB3167700
15thB4157702
16thA3046701
17thA32166603
18thA406603
19thB3025500
20thA4043300

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2023

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 582.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2023

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 2023: 125.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years