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Westminster road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,110 road traffic collisions in Westminster in 2002, and 2,465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 301 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2001 (2,392), and casualties fell from 2,727.

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

Collisions in 2002
2,110
Down 12% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
2,465
Down 10% on 2001
Fatal collisions
15
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
301
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Westminster in 2002

0.7% of collisions in Westminster in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Westminster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal150.7%
  • Serious30114%
  • Slight1,79485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.6%
  • Serious32213%
  • Slight2,12886%

Westminster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westminster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,407 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 2,110, down 12% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002: 2,110
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday275 (13%)
  • Tuesday332 (16%)
  • Wednesday338 (16%)
  • Thursday354 (17%)
  • Friday328 (16%)
  • Saturday291 (14%)
  • Sunday192 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59114 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5966 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59204 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59328 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59391 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59453 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59329 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59225 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January147 (7%)
  • February152 (7.2%)
  • March167 (7.9%)
  • April166 (7.9%)
  • May197 (9.3%)
  • June177 (8.4%)
  • July204 (9.7%)
  • August167 (7.9%)
  • September199 (9.4%)
  • October187 (8.9%)
  • November195 (9.2%)
  • December152 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,419 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit680 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,750 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds312 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other24 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,616 (77%)
  • Wet or damp486 (23%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph2,071 (98%)
  • 40 mph19 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph17 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,307 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway399 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road374 (18%)
  • Roundabout22 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westminster in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian650 (26%)
  • Car occupant569 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist496 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant280 (11%)
  • Cyclist264 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant130 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant56 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1030 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1550 (2%)
  • 16 to 20147 (6%)
  • 21 to 25317 (13%)
  • 26 to 35716 (29%)
  • 36 to 45459 (19%)
  • 46 to 55258 (10%)
  • 56 to 65138 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7582 (3.3%)
  • Over 7559 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded187 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,212 (49%)
  • Pedestrian650 (26%)
  • Passenger603 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,638 (47%)
  • Motorcycle583 (17%)
  • Bus or coach381 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car273 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle269 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes223 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westminster in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westminster had the 8th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westminster in 2002

St James's, Westminster, WC2H 7JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westminster in 2002, with 409 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Westminster with the most crashes in 2002

The A4 had the most collisions in Westminster in 2002: 215, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westminster, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4215237128
2ndA40191223029
3rdA321290116115
4thA590108016
5thA3028095013
6thA4047791016
7thA417691113
8thA5016782012
9thA42016276110
10thA4202496717
11thA202445704
12thA402414924
13thA400394304
14thA401373801
15thA4206364104
16thA3211334307
17thA3214272903
18thA315262901
19thA4205212512
20thA5204212302

Towns in Westminster: crashes in 2002

City of Westminster had the most collisions of any town in Westminster in 2002: 1,935.

Postcode districts in Westminster: crashes in 2002

W2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westminster in 2002: 314.

Latest crashes in Westminster in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Westminster in 2002, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Westminster road accidents in other years