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Kingston upon Thames road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 25,515 road traffic collisions in Kingston upon Thames from 1979 to 2025, and 30,741 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 224 were fatal and 3,927 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 252 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (289), and casualties fell from 341 to 286.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
25,515
121st highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30,741
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
224
0.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
252
Down 13% on 2024

Crash severity in Kingston upon Thames

0.9% of collisions in Kingston upon Thames from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2240.9%
  • Serious3,92715%
  • Slight21,36484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2320.8%
  • Serious4,25814%
  • Slight26,25185%

Kingston upon Thames road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kingston upon Thames, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 952 in 1979. In 2025 there were 252, down 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 252
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025252286
2024289341
2023275312
2022324362
2021315357
2020284350
2019337406
2018330388
2017370420
2016288351
2015332382
2014399474
2013392470
2012343422
2011376443
2010343427
2009378461
2008356453
2007311369
2006309400
2005373468
2004384461
2003432525
2002447554
2001464574
2000486605
1999541661
1998620723
1997662814
1996708850
1995709865
1994677841
1993683821
1992670811
1991714861
1990763903
19898461,002
19888561,034
1987746912
19868931,088
19858571,027
19848761,018
19839101,090
19828911,096
19818651,037
19808871,067
19799521,159

When and where crashes happen in Kingston upon Thames

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,658 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,862 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,846 (15%)
  • Thursday4,070 (16%)
  • Friday4,329 (17%)
  • Saturday3,392 (13%)
  • Sunday2,358 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59776 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59288 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,578 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,808 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,407 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,022 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,143 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,493 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,964 (7.7%)
  • February1,841 (7.2%)
  • March2,096 (8.2%)
  • April1,926 (7.5%)
  • May2,297 (9%)
  • June2,184 (8.6%)
  • July2,147 (8.4%)
  • August1,949 (7.6%)
  • September2,117 (8.3%)
  • October2,437 (9.6%)
  • November2,441 (9.6%)
  • December2,116 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18,461 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6,579 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown389 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit49 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds18,537 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,234 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds189 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds148 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds89 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist75 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other2,581 (10%)
  • Not recorded660 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry18,929 (74%)
  • Wet or damp6,130 (24%)
  • Frost or ice199 (0.8%)
  • Snow112 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded133 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1,044 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph21,524 (84%)
  • 40 mph1,114 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph527 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph187 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph1,118 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,975 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway4,060 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road1,586 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout1,258 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1,636 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Kingston upon Thames

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,765 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist5,229 (17%)
  • Pedestrian5,098 (17%)
  • Cyclist4,388 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,213 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant645 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant162 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)104 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant87 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant31 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5556 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10890 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 151,729 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 204,975 (16%)
  • 21 to 254,288 (14%)
  • 26 to 355,815 (19%)
  • 36 to 453,990 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,819 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 651,888 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 751,292 (4.2%)
  • Over 751,046 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1,453 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider19,475 (63%)
  • Passenger6,168 (20%)
  • Pedestrian5,098 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car30,767 (67%)
  • Motorcycle5,513 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle4,516 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,330 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach1,650 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes697 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car309 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle245 (0.5%)
  • Minibus71 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)14 (under 0.1%)
  • Other14 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Kingston upon Thames

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Kingston upon Thames

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Kingston upon Thames ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kingston upon Thames had the 121st most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 71st
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
118thBury25,61234,5932963,087
119thLuton25,59933,2832613,575
120thChelmsford25,57534,2474265,528
121stKingston upon Thames (this area)25,51530,7412243,927
122ndReigate and Banstead25,20634,3633003,889
123rdSt. Helens25,13735,2433833,718
124thColchester24,96232,7553635,140

Accident hotspots in Kingston upon Thames

Kingston Town, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 6QF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Kingston upon Thames, with 1,479 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Kingston upon Thames with the most crashes

The A3 had the most collisions in Kingston upon Thames from 1979 to 2025: 3,092, including 49 fatal and 470 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kingston upon Thames, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA33,0924,08649470
2ndA20432,7863,33719412
3rdA2402,5983,14321379
4thA3082,5253,00621395
5thA2432,3653,03828399
6thA3071,9372,27516282
7thA2388411,0858141
8thB283593682492
9thB3363369412442
10thB3370317354059
11thB282270306128
12thB3365138148014
13thB28492125122
14thB35189102018
15thB28082119416
16thB3577785010
17thB3364414902
18thA309323504
19thA298111201
20thB33797701

Towns in Kingston upon Thames

Kingston upon Thames itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 21,108.

Postcode districts in Kingston upon Thames

KT6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kingston upon Thames from 1979 to 2025: 4,436.

Latest crashes in Kingston upon Thames

Of the latest 24 crashes in Kingston upon Thames, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

Severity