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Richmond upon Thames road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 29,300 road traffic collisions in Richmond upon Thames from 1979 to 2025, and 34,108 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 229 were fatal and 4,911 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 355 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (339), and casualties rose from 382 to 394.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
29,300
98th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34,108
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
229
0.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
355
Up 5% on 2024

Crash severity in Richmond upon Thames

0.8% of collisions in Richmond upon Thames from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2290.8%
  • Serious4,91117%
  • Slight24,16082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2380.7%
  • Serious5,31116%
  • Slight28,55984%

Richmond upon Thames road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmond upon Thames, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,079 in 1979. In 2025 there were 355, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 355
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025355394
2024339382
2023375408
2022401449
2021371412
2020363408
2019419475
2018444502
2017440511
2016438503
2015401447
2014528609
2013468530
2012422473
2011459518
2010412475
2009387445
2008406467
2007402489
2006400479
2005471549
2004529624
2003611724
2002599705
2001674780
2000679781
1999629725
1998672766
1997739872
1996747879
1995743865
1994753862
1993737872
1992696789
1991765879
1990838981
1989825989
1988767903
1987807956
19868511,020
19858671,013
19849481,126
19839941,163
19829801,197
19811,0221,174
19801,0481,235
19791,0791,303

When and where crashes happen in Richmond upon Thames

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,042 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,512 (15%)
  • Wednesday4,372 (15%)
  • Thursday4,505 (15%)
  • Friday4,834 (16%)
  • Saturday4,096 (14%)
  • Sunday2,939 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59994 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59386 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,119 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,544 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595,179 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,522 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,899 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,657 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,225 (7.6%)
  • February2,053 (7%)
  • March2,351 (8%)
  • April2,272 (7.8%)
  • May2,558 (8.7%)
  • June2,615 (8.9%)
  • July2,634 (9%)
  • August2,305 (7.9%)
  • September2,543 (8.7%)
  • October2,731 (9.3%)
  • November2,718 (9.3%)
  • December2,295 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight21,354 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,362 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown358 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit154 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds21,446 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,580 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds216 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds161 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds88 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist82 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (under 0.1%)
  • Other3,033 (10%)
  • Not recorded686 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry22,098 (75%)
  • Wet or damp6,697 (23%)
  • Frost or ice203 (0.7%)
  • Snow124 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep11 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded159 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1,792 (6.1%)
  • 30 mph25,538 (87%)
  • 40 mph1,849 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph96 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph13 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph12 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway22,144 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway2,525 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout1,810 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road701 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2,120 (7.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Richmond upon Thames

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant12,913 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist6,455 (19%)
  • Cyclist6,354 (19%)
  • Pedestrian5,848 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,376 (4%)
  • Van occupant670 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant212 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant102 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)93 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant59 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5495 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 10821 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 151,826 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 204,775 (14%)
  • 21 to 254,311 (13%)
  • 26 to 357,120 (21%)
  • 36 to 454,736 (14%)
  • 46 to 553,182 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 652,108 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 751,423 (4.2%)
  • Over 751,269 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2,042 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider22,329 (65%)
  • Passenger5,931 (17%)
  • Pedestrian5,848 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car32,613 (62%)
  • Motorcycle6,856 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle6,568 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,549 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach1,913 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes738 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car482 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle372 (0.7%)
  • Minibus87 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)21 (under 0.1%)
  • Other12 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Richmond upon Thames

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

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Richmond upon Thames ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Richmond upon Thames had the 98th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 75th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
95thCalderdale30,52141,9004735,244
96thTrafford29,67439,1293803,535
97thBarking and Dagenham29,56637,4232833,884
98thRichmond upon Thames (this area)29,30034,1082294,911
99thMerton29,17334,6802374,516
100thHighland28,65143,4331,1958,901
101stPreston28,41439,2643145,156

Accident hotspots in Richmond upon Thames

Twickenham Riverside, Richmond upon Thames, TW1 1BE area is the busiest accident hotspot in Richmond upon Thames, with 1,023 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Richmond upon Thames with the most crashes

The A305 had the most collisions in Richmond upon Thames from 1979 to 2025: 3,314, including 29 fatal and 539 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmond upon Thames, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3053,3143,76129539
2ndA3163,1113,72537471
3rdA2052,6303,05019440
4thA3072,2522,61622379
5thA3101,8172,08213312
6thA3081,6161,99213262
7thB3581,3251,62515259
8thA3061,0871,32111205
9thA3119911,1575168
10thA3138451,0007125
11thA30036707491110
12thA314587717596
13thA309575642793
14thB3535546151110
15thA312525637277
16thB361466540279
17thA3004358399354
18thB350207240238
19thB351179188026
20thB349150169134

Towns in Richmond upon Thames

Richmond upon Thames itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 21,891.

Postcode districts in Richmond upon Thames

TW9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmond upon Thames from 1979 to 2025: 4,163.

Latest crashes in Richmond upon Thames

Of the latest 24 crashes in Richmond upon Thames, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity