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Westminster road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,456 road traffic collisions in Westminster in 2011, and 1,638 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2010 (1,421), and casualties rose from 1,599.

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

Collisions in 2011
1,456
Up 2% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,638
Up 2% on 2010
Fatal collisions
6
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Westminster in 2011

0.4% of collisions in Westminster in 2011 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Westminster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious15210%
  • Slight1,29889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious1549.4%
  • Slight1,47890%

Westminster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westminster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,407 in 1982. 2011 is highlighted, with 1,456, up 2% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 1,456
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday219 (15%)
  • Tuesday230 (16%)
  • Wednesday240 (16%)
  • Thursday214 (15%)
  • Friday237 (16%)
  • Saturday175 (12%)
  • Sunday141 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5988 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5954 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59155 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59214 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59245 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59282 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59268 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59150 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January100 (6.9%)
  • February114 (7.8%)
  • March109 (7.5%)
  • April111 (7.6%)
  • May135 (9.3%)
  • June126 (8.7%)
  • July138 (9.5%)
  • August116 (8%)
  • September146 (10%)
  • October135 (9.3%)
  • November115 (7.9%)
  • December111 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight967 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit485 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,301 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds129 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,240 (85%)
  • Wet or damp216 (15%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,451 (100%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,050 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway233 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road133 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout40 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westminster in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian449 (27%)
  • Cyclist371 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist304 (19%)
  • Car occupant264 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant125 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant87 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant29 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (1.5%)
  • 16 to 2082 (5%)
  • 21 to 25189 (12%)
  • 26 to 35493 (30%)
  • 36 to 45311 (19%)
  • 46 to 55203 (12%)
  • 56 to 6596 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7552 (3.2%)
  • Over 7545 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded112 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider945 (58%)
  • Pedestrian449 (27%)
  • Passenger244 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car903 (38%)
  • Pedal cycle404 (17%)
  • Motorcycle353 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car263 (11%)
  • Bus or coach217 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes184 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westminster in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Westminster ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westminster had the 4th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westminster in 2011

St James's, Westminster, WC2H 7JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westminster in 2011, with 302 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Westminster with the most crashes in 2011

The A4 had the most collisions in Westminster in 2011: 151, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westminster, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4151172012
2ndA4097102015
3rdA501759117
4thA5738305
5thA3212728017
6thA4201576006
7thA302535906
8thA404455603
9thA41444604
10thA4202384600
11thA202374405
12thA400303616
13thA3214243303
14thA315222413
15thA3211222905
16thB507212101
17thA4206202101
18thA402192114
19thA401171713
20thA5205151801

Towns in Westminster: crashes in 2011

City of Westminster had the most collisions of any town in Westminster in 2011: 1,307.

Postcode districts in Westminster: crashes in 2011

W2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westminster in 2011: 193.

Latest crashes in Westminster in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Westminster in 2011, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Westminster road accidents in other years