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Westminster road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2009
1,390
Down 1% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,570
Down 2% on 2008
Fatal collisions
15
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
237
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Westminster in 2009

1.1% of collisions in Westminster in 2009 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Westminster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.1%
  • Serious23717%
  • Slight1,13882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151%
  • Serious24616%
  • Slight1,30983%

Westminster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westminster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,407 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 1,390, down 1% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 1,390
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday199 (14%)
  • Tuesday222 (16%)
  • Wednesday209 (15%)
  • Thursday220 (16%)
  • Friday236 (17%)
  • Saturday165 (12%)
  • Sunday139 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5951 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59157 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59210 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59223 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59287 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59259 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59130 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (5.4%)
  • February106 (7.6%)
  • March115 (8.3%)
  • April103 (7.4%)
  • May123 (8.8%)
  • June120 (8.6%)
  • July124 (8.9%)
  • August94 (6.8%)
  • September129 (9.3%)
  • October156 (11%)
  • November143 (10%)
  • December102 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight941 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit442 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,189 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds145 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.7%)
  • Other19 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,114 (80%)
  • Wet or damp256 (18%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.8%)
  • Snow9 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,363 (98%)
  • 40 mph9 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,113 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway201 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout25 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westminster in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian419 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist347 (22%)
  • Cyclist303 (19%)
  • Car occupant275 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant129 (8.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant59 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (1%)
  • 16 to 2065 (4.1%)
  • 21 to 25187 (12%)
  • 26 to 35484 (31%)
  • 36 to 45316 (20%)
  • 46 to 55195 (12%)
  • 56 to 65100 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.1%)
  • Over 7535 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded99 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider928 (59%)
  • Pedestrian419 (27%)
  • Passenger223 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car872 (38%)
  • Motorcycle393 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle331 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car240 (10%)
  • Bus or coach222 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes158 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle33 (1.4%)
  • Minibus9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westminster in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westminster had the 10th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Westminster with the most crashes in 2009

The A4 had the most collisions in Westminster in 2009: 139, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westminster, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4139158326
2ndA4090105415
3rdA57785013
4thA302596106
5thA32125967011
6thA4045561010
7thA415468114
8thA42015455110
9thA501465319
10thA4202385106
11thA401253103
12thA400222302
13thA4206212711
14thA202202102
15thA315181903
16thA3214181903
17thA3211161714
18thA402161803
19thA5205161702
20thB323141601

Towns in Westminster: crashes in 2009

City of Westminster had the most collisions of any town in Westminster in 2009: 1,279.

Latest crashes in Westminster in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Westminster in 2009, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Westminster road accidents in other years