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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 564 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2024, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2023 (640), and casualties fell from 693.

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

Collisions in 2024
564
Down 12% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
617
Down 11% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 2024

0.2% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2024 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious12422%
  • Slight43978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious12921%
  • Slight48779%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 564, down 12% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 564
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (15%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (13%)
  • Thursday92 (16%)
  • Friday81 (14%)
  • Saturday83 (15%)
  • Sunday70 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (11%)
  • February38 (6.7%)
  • March27 (4.8%)
  • April44 (7.8%)
  • May51 (9%)
  • June46 (8.2%)
  • July48 (8.5%)
  • August50 (8.9%)
  • September57 (10%)
  • October55 (9.8%)
  • November54 (9.6%)
  • December30 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight389 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit157 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other16 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded49 (8.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry417 (74%)
  • Wet or damp98 (17%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded47 (8.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph458 (81%)
  • 30 mph103 (18%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (54%)
  • One way street or slip road85 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (12%)
  • Roundabout41 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded67 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist177 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (27%)
  • Pedestrian116 (19%)
  • Car occupant103 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2032 (5.2%)
  • 21 to 2581 (13%)
  • 26 to 35192 (31%)
  • 36 to 45120 (19%)
  • 46 to 5571 (12%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider432 (70%)
  • Pedestrian116 (19%)
  • Passenger69 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car441 (44%)
  • Pedal cycle189 (19%)
  • Motorcycle187 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car55 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach30 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 43rd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Kensington and Chelsea in 2024

Stanley, Kensington and Chelsea, SW10 0BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Kensington and Chelsea in 2024, with 87 collisions, 18 of them serious.

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 2024

The A3220 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 2024: 66, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32206681116
2ndA3154245014
3rdA4394508
4thB450343706
5thA3217333507
6thA402273204
7thA308232503
8thA3218212306
9thA3212202006
10thA4204162001
11thB412161701
12thA3216151904
13thB319101101
14thA42065500
15thB3025601
16thA3044401
17thB3044401
18thA403401
19thB3252201
20thB4152200

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2024

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 513.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 2024

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 2024: 109.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years