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Westminster road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,542 road traffic collisions in Westminster in 2012, and 1,761 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2011 (1,456), and casualties rose from 1,638.

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

Collisions in 2012
1,542
Up 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,761
Up 8% on 2011
Fatal collisions
9
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Westminster in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Westminster in 2012 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Westminster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious18012%
  • Slight1,35388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious18410%
  • Slight1,56889%

Westminster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westminster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,407 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 1,542, up 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 1,542
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday215 (14%)
  • Tuesday263 (17%)
  • Wednesday230 (15%)
  • Thursday284 (18%)
  • Friday225 (15%)
  • Saturday189 (12%)
  • Sunday136 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5986 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5955 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59201 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59226 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59233 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59328 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59290 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59123 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January120 (7.8%)
  • February95 (6.2%)
  • March138 (8.9%)
  • April108 (7%)
  • May156 (10%)
  • June127 (8.2%)
  • July153 (9.9%)
  • August133 (8.6%)
  • September160 (10%)
  • October129 (8.4%)
  • November108 (7%)
  • December115 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,070 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit457 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,345 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,251 (81%)
  • Wet or damp286 (19%)
  • Snow3 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,487 (96%)
  • 40 mph13 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph35 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,268 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway183 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road68 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout23 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westminster in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian460 (26%)
  • Cyclist443 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist342 (19%)
  • Car occupant284 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant119 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant77 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2086 (4.9%)
  • 21 to 25223 (13%)
  • 26 to 35501 (28%)
  • 36 to 45365 (21%)
  • 46 to 55222 (13%)
  • 56 to 65102 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7557 (3.2%)
  • Over 7543 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded96 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,040 (59%)
  • Pedestrian460 (26%)
  • Passenger261 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car943 (37%)
  • Pedal cycle486 (19%)
  • Motorcycle396 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car308 (12%)
  • Bus or coach206 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes153 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westminster in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westminster had the 4th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
7th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westminster in 2012

St James's, Westminster, WC2H 7JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westminster in 2012, with 270 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Westminster with the most crashes in 2012

The A4 had the most collisions in Westminster in 2012: 161, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westminster, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4161176025
2ndA40103115110
3rdA3027486112
4thA57192011
5thA4046986111
6thA3212657004
7thA501637205
8thA4201586507
9thA41445103
10thA4202354605
11thA3211303314
12thA202283503
13thA3214242803
14thB507232701
15thA315222703
16thA402222704
17thA401212306
18thA400202712
19thA4206192102
20thA5204171800

Towns in Westminster: crashes in 2012

City of Westminster had the most collisions of any town in Westminster in 2012: 1,395.

Postcode districts in Westminster: crashes in 2012

W2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westminster in 2012: 218.

Latest crashes in Westminster in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Westminster in 2012, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Westminster road accidents in other years