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Westminster road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,687 road traffic collisions in Westminster in 2017, and 1,916 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 259 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2016 (1,545), and casualties rose from 1,776.

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

Collisions in 2017
1,687
Up 9% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,916
Up 8% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
259
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Westminster in 2017

0.4% of collisions in Westminster in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Westminster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious25915%
  • Slight1,42284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.3%
  • Serious26514%
  • Slight1,64586%

Westminster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westminster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,407 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 1,687, up 9% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 1,687
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday226 (13%)
  • Tuesday259 (15%)
  • Wednesday267 (16%)
  • Thursday272 (16%)
  • Friday262 (16%)
  • Saturday223 (13%)
  • Sunday178 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5947 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59185 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59218 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59282 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59365 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59348 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59169 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January150 (8.9%)
  • February116 (6.9%)
  • March143 (8.5%)
  • April136 (8.1%)
  • May130 (7.7%)
  • June157 (9.3%)
  • July153 (9.1%)
  • August132 (7.8%)
  • September145 (8.6%)
  • October131 (7.8%)
  • November160 (9.5%)
  • December134 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,118 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit528 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,331 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds199 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded101 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,269 (75%)
  • Wet or damp319 (19%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded89 (5.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph129 (7.6%)
  • 30 mph1,524 (90%)
  • 40 mph32 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway873 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway373 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road281 (17%)
  • Roundabout77 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded83 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westminster in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian519 (27%)
  • Cyclist409 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist407 (21%)
  • Car occupant291 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant143 (7.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant116 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 20110 (5.7%)
  • 21 to 25252 (13%)
  • 26 to 35552 (29%)
  • 36 to 45358 (19%)
  • 46 to 55305 (16%)
  • 56 to 65126 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7561 (3.2%)
  • Over 7538 (2%)
  • Not recorded36 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,112 (58%)
  • Pedestrian519 (27%)
  • Passenger285 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car951 (34%)
  • Motorcycle480 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle455 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car428 (15%)
  • Bus or coach208 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes202 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle21 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westminster in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westminster had the 3rd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
4th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westminster in 2017

St James's, Westminster, WC2H 7JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westminster in 2017, with 307 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Westminster with the most crashes in 2017

The A4 had the most collisions in Westminster in 2017: 138, including 1 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westminster, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4138159127
2ndA408699220
3rdA32127686116
4thA57281011
5thA501597409
6thA4045767012
7thA4201546307
8thA4202536105
9thA302495803
10thA41474907
11thA3211415808
12thA400333503
13thA402242503
14thA4206242803
15thA5205232502
16thA202222902
17thB507222700
18thA315212403
19thB323212313
20thA3214202203

Towns in Westminster: crashes in 2017

City of Westminster had the most collisions of any town in Westminster in 2017: 1,509.

Postcode districts in Westminster: crashes in 2017

W2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westminster in 2017: 229.

Latest crashes in Westminster in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Westminster in 2017, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Westminster road accidents in other years