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Westminster road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,521 road traffic collisions in Westminster in 2019, and 1,715 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 237 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2018 (1,509), and casualties rose from 1,709.

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

Collisions in 2019
1,521
Up 1% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
1,715
Level with 2018
Fatal collisions
4
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
237
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Westminster in 2019

0.3% of collisions in Westminster in 2019 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Westminster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious23716%
  • Slight1,28084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.2%
  • Serious24514%
  • Slight1,46685%

Westminster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westminster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,407 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 1,521, up 1% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 1,521
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday220 (14%)
  • Tuesday206 (14%)
  • Wednesday253 (17%)
  • Thursday249 (16%)
  • Friday251 (17%)
  • Saturday191 (13%)
  • Sunday151 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5972 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5945 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59176 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59197 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59257 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59326 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59282 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59166 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January109 (7.2%)
  • February120 (7.9%)
  • March139 (9.1%)
  • April96 (6.3%)
  • May126 (8.3%)
  • June138 (9.1%)
  • July152 (10%)
  • August131 (8.6%)
  • September139 (9.1%)
  • October122 (8%)
  • November121 (8%)
  • December128 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight991 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit430 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown82 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,182 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds194 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Other53 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded66 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,119 (74%)
  • Wet or damp326 (21%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded72 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph306 (20%)
  • 30 mph1,182 (78%)
  • 40 mph29 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway758 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway337 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road247 (16%)
  • Roundabout60 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded119 (7.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westminster in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian478 (28%)
  • Cyclist388 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist348 (20%)
  • Car occupant253 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant119 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (5%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (1%)
  • 11 to 1529 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2081 (4.7%)
  • 21 to 25193 (11%)
  • 26 to 35502 (29%)
  • 36 to 45355 (21%)
  • 46 to 55243 (14%)
  • 56 to 65126 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.2%)
  • Over 7536 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded60 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,026 (60%)
  • Pedestrian478 (28%)
  • Passenger211 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car919 (36%)
  • Pedal cycle437 (17%)
  • Motorcycle418 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car386 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes201 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach136 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westminster in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westminster had the 2nd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
2nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
3rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westminster in 2019

St James's, Westminster, WC2H 7JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westminster in 2019, with 277 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Westminster with the most crashes in 2019

The A4 had the most collisions in Westminster in 2019: 126, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westminster, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4126142121
2ndA408091014
3rdA56774112
4thA416474010
5thA501637608
6thA404606407
7thA3212536008
8thA302526215
9thA4201495509
10thA4202354005
11thA3211334007
12thB507252504
13thA202222504
14thA315222504
15thA401212303
16thB310212301
17thA3214202601
18thA402202902
19thA4207192005
20thA5205181903

Towns in Westminster: crashes in 2019

City of Westminster had the most collisions of any town in Westminster in 2019: 1,406.

Postcode districts in Westminster: crashes in 2019

W2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westminster in 2019: 186.

Latest crashes in Westminster in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Westminster in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Westminster road accidents in other years