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Westminster road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 101,118 road traffic collisions in Westminster from 1979 to 2025, and 114,794 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 604 were fatal and 15,288 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1,133 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (1,094), and casualties rose from 1,216 to 1,253.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
101,118
3rd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114,794
1.14 per collision
Fatal collisions
604
0.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
1,133
Up 4% on 2024

Crash severity in Westminster

0.6% of collisions in Westminster from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal6040.6%
  • Serious15,28815%
  • Slight85,22684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal6160.5%
  • Serious16,13614%
  • Slight98,04285%

Westminster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westminster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,407 in 1982. In 2025 there were 1,133, up 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1,133
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251,1331,253
20241,0941,216
20231,2421,382
20221,2741,401
20211,1441,271
20201,0371,156
20191,5211,715
20181,5091,709
20171,6871,916
20161,5451,776
20151,5781,808
20141,5971,825
20131,5141,732
20121,5421,761
20111,4561,638
20101,4211,599
20091,3901,570
20081,4051,604
20071,4901,698
20061,5851,841
20051,5641,762
20041,8862,117
20032,1262,415
20022,1102,465
20012,3922,727
20002,5162,927
19992,5942,961
19982,6352,984
19972,5412,835
19962,5212,821
19952,2802,574
19942,4162,738
19932,4012,732
19922,4062,800
19912,5232,868
19903,0153,382
19893,1063,498
19883,0053,466
19872,9323,369
19863,0553,439
19853,1633,560
19843,3653,759
19833,2543,629
19823,4073,877
19813,2033,619
19803,1413,570
19793,3974,029

When and where crashes happen in Westminster

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14,558 (14%)
  • Tuesday15,848 (16%)
  • Wednesday16,241 (16%)
  • Thursday16,263 (16%)
  • Friday17,235 (17%)
  • Saturday11,958 (12%)
  • Sunday9,015 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594,941 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592,622 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:598,963 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916,239 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919,805 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922,275 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916,188 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910,085 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January7,083 (7%)
  • February7,005 (6.9%)
  • March8,206 (8.1%)
  • April7,878 (7.8%)
  • May8,743 (8.6%)
  • June9,022 (8.9%)
  • July9,841 (9.7%)
  • August8,892 (8.8%)
  • September8,767 (8.7%)
  • October9,194 (9.1%)
  • November8,830 (8.7%)
  • December7,657 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight71,185 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28,820 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown638 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit339 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting136 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77,772 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds11,224 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds735 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds442 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds278 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist77 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds24 (under 0.1%)
  • Other9,266 (9.2%)
  • Not recorded1,300 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry81,018 (80%)
  • Wet or damp19,038 (19%)
  • Snow232 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice218 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel29 (under 0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep24 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded556 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph6,032 (6%)
  • 30 mph93,462 (92%)
  • 40 mph898 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph404 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph255 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph46 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway60,452 (60%)
  • One way street or slip road16,927 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway15,916 (16%)
  • Roundabout2,451 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded5,372 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Westminster

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian33,961 (30%)
  • Car occupant24,277 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist22,393 (20%)
  • Cyclist15,939 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10,049 (8.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5,620 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant1,723 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant331 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)218 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant142 (0.1%)
  • Other51 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded90 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,198 (1%)
  • 6 to 101,732 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 152,174 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 209,260 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2517,409 (15%)
  • 26 to 3530,553 (27%)
  • 36 to 4517,484 (15%)
  • 46 to 5511,679 (10%)
  • 56 to 657,436 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 754,184 (3.6%)
  • Over 752,760 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8,925 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider57,220 (50%)
  • Pedestrian33,961 (30%)
  • Passenger23,613 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car75,065 (46%)
  • Motorcycle26,711 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle17,139 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15,269 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach14,393 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9,910 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,773 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle1,228 (0.8%)
  • Minibus334 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)125 (0.1%)
  • Other71 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Westminster

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Westminster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Westminster ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westminster had the 3rd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBirmingham163,817215,9752,01227,906
2ndLeeds117,596160,2051,92420,015
3rdWestminster (this area)101,118114,79460415,288
4thNorth Yorkshire100,304148,2732,78030,161
5thGlasgow City95,217118,7181,38221,113
6thManchester93,482123,4841,07611,554
7thLiverpool90,801127,1521,04512,259

Accident hotspots in Westminster

St James's, Westminster, WC2H 7JD area is the busiest accident hotspot in Westminster, with 6,948 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 30 of them fatal.

Roads in Westminster with the most crashes

The A4 had the most collisions in Westminster from 1979 to 2025: 10,726, including 61 fatal and 1,526 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westminster, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA410,72611,968611,526
2ndA408,6609,702631,360
3rdA55,0925,83239767
4thA32123,7904,43027649
5thA413,7294,30928588
6thA3023,6094,17624560
7thA5013,4454,06424490
8thA42013,4063,8029473
9thA4043,3263,82031593
10thA2022,2662,62918431
11thA42022,1762,58613258
12thA4001,7891,9708290
13thA32111,6001,91814289
14thA32141,5471,79018250
15thA3151,5181,74910280
16thA42061,4031,6126204
17thA4011,4021,5287202
18thB5071,2271,4028186
19thA52049851,1182142
20thA52059551,0986143

Towns in Westminster

City of Westminster had the most collisions of any town in Westminster from 1979 to 2025: 83,233.

Postcode districts in Westminster

W2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westminster from 1979 to 2025: 12,756.

Latest crashes in Westminster

Of the latest 24 crashes in Westminster, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity