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KT3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,109 road traffic collisions in the KT3 postcode district, Kingston upon Thames, from 1982 to 2025, and 6,117 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 774 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 63 collisions, down 27% on 2024 (86).

Collisions since 1982
5,109
535th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,117
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
38
42 people killed
Serious collisions
774
830 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
63
Down 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
72
Down 30% on 2024

Road collision statistics for KT3

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal380.7%
  • Serious77415%
  • Slight4,29784%

What the data shows

  • KT3 had 807 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 825 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in KT3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 731 children under 16 were killed or injured in KT3, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in KT3.

Where KT3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
535th
Most casualties
672nd
Most fatal collisions
1,575th
Most serious collisions
790th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday702 (14%)
  • Tuesday793 (16%)
  • Wednesday796 (16%)
  • Thursday794 (16%)
  • Friday906 (18%)
  • Saturday672 (13%)
  • Sunday446 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,747 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,260 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown95 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,665 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway763 (15%)
  • Roundabout452 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road169 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded60 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph231 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph4,226 (83%)
  • 40 mph117 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph172 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph33 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph330 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,149 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds604 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds44 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other71 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded177 (3.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,887 (47%)
  • Cyclist1,002 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist956 (16%)
  • Pedestrian910 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant161 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant131 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KT3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KT3, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in KT3 peaked at 199 in 1982; 2025 had 63.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 63
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256372
202486103
20238194
20228292
202197103
20206693
201996117
201886100
20178391
20166781
20158289
20147589
20137386
201295114
2011103122
20107286
200990114
200876102
200784107
20067595
200592112
20048999
200394110
200299128
2001121155
2000127159
1999112128
1998126149
1997148177
1996141162
1995155179
1994150183
1993162193
1992161192
1991165199
1990174202
1989159199
1988183204
1987149174
1986161205
1985193230
1984149170
1983168209
1982199249

Map of recent crashes in KT3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KT3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KT3

The 24 most recent collisions in KT3 happened between 2 August and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KT3

The A2043 has the most collisions in KT3, 1,586 of 5,109 (31%), followed by the A3 (982).

Collisions in KT3 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20431,5861,89813240
2ndA39821,28715164
3rdB282576662571
4thB283531608386
5thA238102148022
6thA298475907

Council areas covering KT3

Collisions in KT3 were recorded in 2 council areas. Kingston upon Thames has 4,176 of 5,109 (82%).

Collisions in KT3 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKingston upon Thames4,1764,99728634
2ndMerton9281,11510139

Towns in KT3

Collisions in KT3 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Kingston upon Thames (4,091) and Merton (852).