Slight
Toyota BZ4X crash on the A4 in Westminster, 22 Dec 2025, 09:20
- Toyota BZ4X and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010616933
St James's, Westminster, SW1Y 5HU area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 1,017 road collisions at this accident hotspot in St James's ward, Westminster, from 2001 to 2025, with 1,154 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 142 were serious.
In 2025 there were 36 collisions here, up from 19 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 1,017
- 347th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 1,154
- 1.13 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 4
- 4 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 36
- Up 89% on 2024
Crash severity at the SW1Y 5HU hotspot
146 of the 1,017 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal40.4%
- Serious14214%
- Slight87186%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 4
- Seriously injured
- 147
- Slightly injured
- 1,003
- All casualties
- 1,154
Accidents by year at the SW1Y 5HU hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 59 in 2012, against an average of 41 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the SW1Y 5HU hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 36
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | 40 |
| 2024 | 19 | 22 |
| 2023 | 23 | 26 |
| 2022 | 32 | 36 |
| 2021 | 22 | 24 |
| 2020 | 22 | 25 |
| 2019 | 34 | 42 |
| 2018 | 44 | 52 |
| 2017 | 45 | 48 |
| 2016 | 43 | 47 |
| 2015 | 37 | 41 |
| 2014 | 42 | 47 |
| 2013 | 45 | 51 |
| 2012 | 59 | 65 |
| 2011 | 53 | 56 |
| 2010 | 36 | 39 |
| 2009 | 45 | 48 |
| 2008 | 45 | 49 |
| 2007 | 36 | 46 |
| 2006 | 35 | 48 |
| 2005 | 42 | 46 |
| 2004 | 54 | 61 |
| 2003 | 53 | 61 |
| 2002 | 58 | 69 |
| 2001 | 57 | 65 |
Map of crashes at the SW1Y 5HU hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near SW1Y 5HU.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the St James's, Westminster, SW1Y 5HU area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the SW1Y 5HU hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- St James's
- Council area
- Westminster
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- SW1Y 5HU
- Postcode district
- SW1Y
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.50372, -0.13408
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 22 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 347th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the SW1Y 5HU hotspot
All 1,017 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of City of Westminster.
Accident hotspots near SW1Y 5HU
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the West End, Westminster, W1J 6EG area, 1 km away, with 2,728 collisions.
- West End, Westminster, W1J 6EG area1 km away, 3,074 casualties2,728 collisions
- St James's, Westminster, WC2H 7JD area1 km away, 7,717 casualties6,948 collisions
- Waterloo & South Bank, Lambeth, SE1 7GA area1.1 km away, 3,458 casualties3,041 collisions
- Vincent Square, Westminster, SW1P 4BA area1.2 km away, 2,681 casualties2,400 collisions
- Knightsbridge & Belgravia, Westminster, SW1X 7BY area1.3 km away, 3,920 casualties3,401 collisions
- St James's, Westminster, WC2R 2AB area1.4 km away, 770 casualties685 collisions
- Pimlico North, Westminster, SW1V 4BJ area1.6 km away, 297 casualties274 collisions
- Kennington, Lambeth, SE11 6EH area1.7 km away, 944 casualties814 collisions
All 1,017 crashes at the SW1Y 5HU hotspot
Newest first, from 15 January 2001 to 22 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Car crash on the A302 in Westminster, 16 Dec 2025, 09:56
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010615754
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on a C road in Westminster, 14 Dec 2025, 17:33
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010615451
- Slight
Electric motorcycle crash on the A3214 in Westminster, 11 Dec 2025, 08:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010614717
- Slight
Mercedes V Class crash on an unclassified road in Westminster, 8 Dec 2025, 12:38
- Mercedes V Class, Jaguar XE Series and a taxi
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025010614096
- Serious
MG ZS crash on a C road in Westminster, 26 Nov 2025, 10:55
- MG ZS and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010611724
- Serious
Royal Enfield Himalayan crash on a C road in Westminster, 26 Nov 2025, 09:00
- Royal Enfield Himalayan and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010611828
- Fatal
Wrightbus NB4L crash on the A4 in Westminster, 25 Nov 2025, 10:27
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010611538
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A3214 in Westminster, 13 Nov 2025, 19:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010609295
- Slight
Car crash on the A4 in Westminster, 3 Nov 2025, 15:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010607314
- Slight
Taxi crash on a C road in Westminster, 23 Sep 2025, 08:20
- A taxi and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010599311
- Serious
Bicycle crash on a C road in Westminster, 12 Sep 2025, 18:15
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025010597218
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on the B323 in Westminster, 6 Sep 2025, 13:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010595942
- Serious
BMW X5 crash on the A3212 in Westminster, 30 Aug 2025, 22:00
- BMW X5 and Honda CBF 125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010594677
- Slight
Taxi crash on the A4 in Westminster, 24 Aug 2025, 19:10
- A taxi and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010593618
- Slight
Mercedes Eqe Class crash on the A4 in Westminster, 25 Jul 2025, 03:19
- Mercedes Eqe Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010588871
- Slight
Bicycle crash on a C road in Westminster, 23 Jul 2025, 14:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010588621
- Serious
Bicycle crash on a C road in Westminster, 16 Jul 2025, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010587270
- Slight
Mercedes V Class crash on an unclassified road in Westminster, 9 Jul 2025, 12:30
- Mercedes V Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010585630
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A4 in Westminster, 1 Jul 2025, 09:00
- BMW 3 Series and Volkswagen Crafter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010583988
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A3214 in Westminster, 23 Jun 2025, 21:45
- A bicycle and a taxi
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010583242
- Serious
Volvo XC60 crash on the A3212 in Westminster, 21 Jun 2025, 11:36
- Volvo XC60 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010581971
- Serious
Bicycle crash on a C road in Westminster, 20 Jun 2025, 20:06
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010581925
- Slight
BMW X5 crash on an unclassified road in Westminster, 19 Jun 2025, 15:27
- BMW X5 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010581561
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A4 in Westminster, 6 Jun 2025, 04:40
- BMW 3 Series and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010578990
- Serious
London Taxis Int. TX4 crash on the A302 in Westminster, 1 Jun 2025, 10:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010578108
- Slight
Peugeot Boxer crash on a C road in Westminster, 22 May 2025, 13:15
- Peugeot Boxer and Vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010579589
- Serious
Mercedes Vito crash on a C road in Westminster, 10 May 2025, 16:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010576289
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A4 in Westminster, 18 Apr 2025, 15:35
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025010570494
- Slight
Vauxhall Combo crash on the A302 in Westminster, 6 Apr 2025, 19:24
- Vauxhall Combo and Kia Niro
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010568237
- Slight
Honda SH 125 crash on a C road in Westminster, 19 Mar 2025, 08:25
- Honda SH 125 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010564750
- Slight
Car crash on the A3212 in Westminster, 12 Mar 2025, 17:27
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010563600
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A4 in Westminster, 19 Feb 2025, 18:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010561055
- Slight
BMW 2 Series crash on a C road in Westminster, 22 Jan 2025, 15:10
- BMW 2 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010555298
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on the A3214 in Westminster, 17 Jan 2025, 15:45
- Toyota Prius and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010554477
- Slight
Van crash on a C road in Westminster, 14 Jan 2025, 07:30
- A van and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025010553856
- Slight
LEVC TX crash on the A3212 in Westminster, 18 Nov 2024, 20:09
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010544264
- Serious
LEVC TX crash on the A302 in Westminster, 17 Nov 2024, 11:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010543899
- Slight
BMW R Series crash on a C road in Westminster, 13 Nov 2024, 18:20
- BMW R Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010543286
- Slight
Kia Niro crash on a C road in Westminster, 11 Sep 2024, 19:26
- Kia Niro and Honda CMX 500
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010531619
- Slight
Volkswagen ID3 crash on the A302 in Westminster, 3 Sep 2024, 19:40
- Volkswagen ID3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010530251
- Slight
LEVC TX crash on an unclassified road in Westminster, 1 Jul 2024, 11:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010519693
- Slight
Bicycle crash on a C road in Westminster, 30 Jun 2024, 09:14
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010519202
- Serious
BMW 4 Series crash on a C road in Westminster, 13 Jun 2024, 19:30
- BMW 4 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010516018
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Westminster, 8 Jun 2024, 03:42
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010514975
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on a C road in Westminster, 29 May 2024, 07:15
- Audi A3 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010513314
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on an unclassified road in Westminster, 20 May 2024, 08:44
- Ford Transit, a car and a bicycle
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010511505
- Serious
Car crash on a C road in Westminster, 15 May 2024, 20:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024010510696