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Richmond upon Thames road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Richmond upon Thames in 2011, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2010 (412), and casualties rose from 475.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 29,300 collisions in Richmond upon Thames.

Collisions in 2011
459
Up 11% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
518
Up 9% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmond upon Thames in 2011

0.4% of collisions in Richmond upon Thames in 2011 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Richmond upon Thames from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight39285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6713%
  • Slight44987%

Richmond upon Thames road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmond upon Thames, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,079 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 459, up 11% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 459
  • 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 in 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday88 (19%)
  • Friday80 (17%)
  • Saturday75 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.8%)
  • February29 (6.3%)
  • March40 (8.7%)
  • April50 (11%)
  • May40 (8.7%)
  • June38 (8.3%)
  • July41 (8.9%)
  • August22 (4.8%)
  • September41 (8.9%)
  • October37 (8.1%)
  • November41 (8.9%)
  • December49 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds418 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry400 (87%)
  • Wet or damp58 (13%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph456 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmond upon Thames in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (30%)
  • Cyclist129 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (20%)
  • Pedestrian89 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2047 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 35122 (24%)
  • 36 to 45114 (22%)
  • 46 to 5552 (10%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.9%)
  • Over 7521 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (70%)
  • Pedestrian89 (17%)
  • Passenger67 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car495 (59%)
  • Pedal cycle134 (16%)
  • Motorcycle116 (14%)
  • Bus or coach34 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmond upon Thames in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Richmond upon Thames ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Richmond upon Thames had the 101st most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Richmond upon Thames in 2011

Twickenham Riverside, Richmond upon Thames, TW1 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Richmond upon Thames in 2011, with 60 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Richmond upon Thames with the most crashes in 2011

The A316 had the most collisions in Richmond upon Thames in 2011: 59, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmond upon Thames, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA316596915
2ndA305505709
3rdA205425007
4thA310384006
5thA307374319
6thA308293500
7thB358182101
8thA311171704
9thA313171802
10thA306141504
11thA30049902
12thA31291200
13thA30038901
14thB3618801
15thB3536601
16thB3495500
17thA3094501
18thA3143300
19thB3213301
20thB3062200

Towns in Richmond upon Thames: crashes in 2011

Richmond upon Thames itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 381.

Postcode districts in Richmond upon Thames: crashes in 2011

TW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmond upon Thames in 2011: 82.

Latest crashes in Richmond upon Thames in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmond upon Thames in 2011, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Richmond upon Thames road accidents in other years