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A4 crash in Westminster on 31 December 2025 at 20:10 involving a Mercedes S Class taxi

A Mercedes S Class taxi and a Mini Countryman were involved in a crash on the A4 in Westminster at 20:10 on Wednesday 31 December 2025. The 37-year-old male driver of the Mercedes S Class taxi was slightly injured.

It happened after dark under street lighting in fine weather on a dry roundabout with a 20 mph limit.

Severity
Slight
Date
31 Dec 2025
Wednesday, 20:10
Vehicles
2
Mercedes S Class and Mini Countryman
Casualties
1
1 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.50257, longitude -0.15233, in the SW1X postcode district and within the built-up area of the City of Westminster. It is one of the crashes that make up the Knightsbridge & Belgravia, Westminster, SW1X 7BY area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Westminster

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  • 1 crash
  • Slight

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010618404
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
A
First road number
4
Road type
Roundabout
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
Dark, street lights lit
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

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, at the same spot, was a serious injury crash on 6 February 2015.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Mercedes S Class

    Taxi or private hire car

    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    37 years
    Engine capacity
    2,925 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Diesel
    Driver home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    10 to 20 km

  • Vehicle 2: Mini Countryman

    Car

    Position at junction
    Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
    Engine capacity
    1,499 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Hybrid electric

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 37, taxi or private hire car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Mercedes S Class)

    Home area deprivation
    40 to 50% least deprived
    Distance from home
    10 to 20 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 2025010618404 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.