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Westminster road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,133 road traffic collisions in Westminster in 2025, and 1,253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 251 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2024 (1,094), and casualties rose from 1,216.

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

Collisions in 2025
1,133
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,253
Up 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
251
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Westminster in 2025

0.4% of collisions in Westminster in 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Westminster from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious25122%
  • Slight87877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious26421%
  • Slight98579%

Westminster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Westminster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 3,407 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 1,133, up 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1,133
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday150 (13%)
  • Tuesday143 (13%)
  • Wednesday203 (18%)
  • Thursday192 (17%)
  • Friday164 (14%)
  • Saturday167 (15%)
  • Sunday114 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59246 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59232 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59123 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (6.6%)
  • February73 (6.4%)
  • March87 (7.7%)
  • April108 (9.5%)
  • May96 (8.5%)
  • June110 (9.7%)
  • July102 (9%)
  • August101 (8.9%)
  • September101 (8.9%)
  • October100 (8.8%)
  • November98 (8.6%)
  • December82 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight752 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit346 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds900 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (7.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other54 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded78 (6.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry900 (79%)
  • Wet or damp166 (15%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded64 (5.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1,022 (90%)
  • 30 mph105 (9.3%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway610 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway187 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road177 (16%)
  • Roundabout52 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded107 (9.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Westminster in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist464 (37%)
  • Pedestrian338 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (15%)
  • Car occupant134 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant61 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (3.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user6 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2074 (5.9%)
  • 21 to 25152 (12%)
  • 26 to 35344 (27%)
  • 36 to 45236 (19%)
  • 46 to 55172 (14%)
  • 56 to 65111 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7542 (3.4%)
  • Over 7536 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded51 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider794 (63%)
  • Pedestrian338 (27%)
  • Passenger121 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car659 (34%)
  • Pedal cycle537 (28%)
  • Motorcycle236 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car233 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes114 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach89 (4.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)19 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Westminster in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Westminster had the 4th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
4th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
5th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Westminster in 2025

St James's, Westminster, WC2H 7JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Westminster in 2025, with 205 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Westminster with the most crashes in 2025

The A4 had the most collisions in Westminster in 2025: 118, including 2 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Westminster, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4118133228
2ndA56772011
3rdA405456014
4thA4045054011
5thA3212414609
6thA3023248010
7thA4201293413
8thA3214282807
9thA501282905
10thA41263005
11thA400253004
12thA315232508
13thA202212607
14thA4202202414
15thA3211172105
16thA402161803
17thA5205161703
18thA401151702
19thA4206141605
20thB413141402

Towns in Westminster: crashes in 2025

City of Westminster had the most collisions of any town in Westminster in 2025: 1,034.

Postcode districts in Westminster: crashes in 2025

W2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Westminster in 2025: 168.

Latest crashes in Westminster in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Westminster in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Westminster road accidents in other years