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KT2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,280 road traffic collisions in the KT2 postcode district, Kingston upon Thames, from 1980 to 2025, and 5,027 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 743 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 50 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (49).

Collisions since 1980
4,280
777th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,027
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
34 people killed
Serious collisions
743
795 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
50
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
55
Up 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for KT2

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal340.8%
  • Serious74317%
  • Slight3,50382%

What the data shows

  • KT2 had 642 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 8% fewer than the 701 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in KT2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 425 children under 16 were killed or injured in KT2, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in KT2.

Where KT2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
777th
Most casualties
989th
Most fatal collisions
1,719th
Most serious collisions
860th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday640 (15%)
  • Tuesday630 (15%)
  • Wednesday651 (15%)
  • Thursday717 (17%)
  • Friday743 (17%)
  • Saturday513 (12%)
  • Sunday386 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,155 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,035 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown73 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,486 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road405 (9.5%)
  • Dual carriageway198 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout127 (3%)
  • Not recorded64 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph295 (6.9%)
  • 30 mph3,849 (90%)
  • 40 mph94 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph12 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph26 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,494 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds508 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds39 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.3%)
  • Other72 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded121 (2.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,910 (38%)
  • Cyclist956 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist923 (18%)
  • Pedestrian815 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant276 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant83 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KT2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KT2, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in KT2 peaked at 181 in 1989; 2025 had 50.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 50
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255055
20244953
20235762
20227982
20217077
20207078
20196170
20187189
20177377
20166269
20157287
201497108
20138494
20126270
20116167
20106779
20097491
20086982
20075866
20065768
20056378
20046370
200388100
20028190
200183100
200084105
19997696
1998124139
1997106132
1996153187
1995123154
1994108128
1993124146
1992119138
1991141164
1990133151
1989181202
1988149171
1987155199
1986164199
1985138171
1984156174
1983157197
1982166209
198111
198012

Map of recent crashes in KT2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KT2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KT2

The 24 most recent collisions in KT2 happened between 16 June and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KT2

The A308 has the most collisions in KT2, 1,550 of 4,280 (36%), followed by the A307 (762).

Collisions in KT2 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3081,5501,82911259
2ndA3077628755140
3rdA2385587216103
4thB3518597018
5thA34864016
6thB357212403
7thA2043121601

Council areas covering KT2

Collisions in KT2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Kingston upon Thames has 4,106 of 4,280 (96%).

Collisions in KT2 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKingston upon Thames4,1064,83032707
2ndRichmond upon Thames168190135

Towns in KT2

Collisions in KT2 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Kingston upon Thames (3,961) and Richmond upon Thames (36).