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Unclassified road crash in Westminster NW8 on 5 December 2025 at 08:25 involving a Kia Niro taxi

A Kia Niro taxi and a Nissan X-Trail were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Westminster at 08:25 on Friday 5 December 2025. The 42-year-old male driver of the Kia Niro taxi and a passenger in the Kia Niro taxi were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight on a wet single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Slight
Date
5 Dec 2025
Friday, 08:25
Vehicles
2
Kia Niro and Nissan X-Trail
Casualties
2
2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.5393, longitude -0.17739, in the NW8 postcode district and within the built-up area of the City of Westminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the Abbey Road, Westminster, NW8 0JX area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Westminster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010618092
Council area
Westminster
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
20 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Road surface
Wet or damp

Enhanced collision data

How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
0%
Estimated chance it was slight
100%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 39 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 21 June 2017.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Kia Niro

    Taxi or private hire car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Fuel or propulsion
    Electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Nissan X-Trail

    Car

    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    44 years
    Engine capacity
    1,497 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric
    Driver home area deprivation
    10 to 20% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (2)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 42, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Niro)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% most deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 km

  • Casualty 2: Passenger

    Slight

    Taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Kia Niro)

    Car passenger
    Rear seat passenger
    Home area deprivation
    10% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2025010618092 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Westminster road accident statistics for 2025.