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Westminster road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2007
1,490
Down 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,698
Down 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
267
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Westminster in 2007

0.3% of collisions in Westminster in 2007 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Westminster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.3%
  • Serious26718%
  • Slight1,21882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.3%
  • Serious28117%
  • Slight1,41283%

Westminster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westminster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,407 in 1982. 2007 is highlighted, with 1,490, down 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 1,490
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday211 (14%)
  • Tuesday214 (14%)
  • Wednesday230 (15%)
  • Thursday251 (17%)
  • Friday204 (14%)
  • Saturday216 (14%)
  • Sunday164 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5995 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5955 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59163 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59222 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59256 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59304 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59243 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (6.3%)
  • February116 (7.8%)
  • March122 (8.2%)
  • April124 (8.3%)
  • May140 (9.4%)
  • June139 (9.3%)
  • July155 (10%)
  • August137 (9.2%)
  • September144 (9.7%)
  • October106 (7.1%)
  • November129 (8.7%)
  • December84 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,026 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit450 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,266 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds160 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (2%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,210 (81%)
  • Wet or damp274 (18%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,475 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,072 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway222 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road147 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout39 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westminster in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian476 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist384 (23%)
  • Car occupant305 (18%)
  • Cyclist278 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant116 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant85 (5%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2083 (4.9%)
  • 21 to 25179 (11%)
  • 26 to 35525 (31%)
  • 36 to 45337 (20%)
  • 46 to 55187 (11%)
  • 56 to 65117 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7540 (2.4%)
  • Over 7533 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded128 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider931 (55%)
  • Pedestrian476 (28%)
  • Passenger291 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,002 (41%)
  • Motorcycle433 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle299 (12%)
  • Bus or coach238 (9.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car236 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes171 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westminster in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westminster had the 12th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Westminster with the most crashes in 2007

The A4 had the most collisions in Westminster in 2007: 155, including 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westminster, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4155180034
2ndA40111122117
3rdA5718608
4thA404597209
5thA3025560010
6thA32125464111
7thA501536908
8thA4201525607
9thA41495619
10thA4023841011
11thA202323413
12thA4202304002
13thA400252607
14thA3214232807
15thA401202104
16thA3211192203
17thA5205192002
18thB507192305
19thA5204182200
20thA315172006

Towns in Westminster: crashes in 2007

City of Westminster had the most collisions of any town in Westminster in 2007: 1,359.

Latest crashes in Westminster in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Westminster in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Westminster road accidents in other years