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Westminster road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,516 road traffic collisions in Westminster in 2000, and 2,927 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 357 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1999 (2,594), and casualties fell from 2,961.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 101,118 collisions in Westminster.

Collisions in 2000
2,516
Down 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
2,927
Down 1% on 1999
Fatal collisions
19
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
357
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Westminster in 2000

0.8% of collisions in Westminster in 2000 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Westminster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal190.8%
  • Serious35714%
  • Slight2,14085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal190.6%
  • Serious37413%
  • Slight2,53487%

Westminster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westminster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,407 in 1982. 2000 is highlighted, with 2,516, down 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000: 2,516
  • 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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday338 (13%)
  • Tuesday372 (15%)
  • Wednesday399 (16%)
  • Thursday425 (17%)
  • Friday446 (18%)
  • Saturday294 (12%)
  • Sunday242 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59163 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5985 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59217 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59388 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59496 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59524 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59409 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59234 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January192 (7.6%)
  • February196 (7.8%)
  • March192 (7.6%)
  • April207 (8.2%)
  • May216 (8.6%)
  • June189 (7.5%)
  • July259 (10%)
  • August220 (8.7%)
  • September208 (8.3%)
  • October204 (8.1%)
  • November237 (9.4%)
  • December196 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,705 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit795 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,095 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds385 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other19 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,904 (76%)
  • Wet or damp596 (24%)
  • Oil or diesel8 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.2%)
  • Mud2 (0.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph2,479 (99%)
  • 40 mph23 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,454 (58%)
  • One way street or slip road522 (21%)
  • Dual carriageway415 (16%)
  • Roundabout34 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded91 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westminster in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian881 (30%)
  • Car occupant659 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist637 (22%)
  • Bus or coach occupant276 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist276 (9.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant138 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant45 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1038 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1572 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 20190 (6.5%)
  • 21 to 25346 (12%)
  • 26 to 35887 (30%)
  • 36 to 45520 (18%)
  • 46 to 55288 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 65179 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 75104 (3.6%)
  • Over 7567 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded213 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,428 (49%)
  • Pedestrian881 (30%)
  • Passenger618 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,884 (48%)
  • Motorcycle729 (18%)
  • Bus or coach440 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle297 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car293 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes226 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westminster in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Westminster

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Westminster ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westminster had the 6th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Westminster with the most crashes in 2000

The A4 had the most collisions in Westminster in 2000: 282, including 1 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westminster, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4282324137
2ndA40263295241
3rdA302121139220
4thA5113137010
5thA321299119117
6thA40493110016
7thA420186101017
8thA41829119
9thA501758307
10thA400586408
11thA4202516015
12thA202505809
13thA3214465745
14thA315444905
15thA4206414506
16thA402404907
17thA3211378104
18thA401374116
19thA3217354904
20thA5204353903

Towns in Westminster: crashes in 2000

City of Westminster had the most collisions of any town in Westminster in 2000: 2,318.

Postcode districts in Westminster: crashes in 2000

W2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westminster in 2000: 339.

Latest crashes in Westminster in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Westminster in 2000, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Westminster road accidents in other years