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KT5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1982
1,796
1,842nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,189
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
13 people killed
Serious collisions
301
320 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
21
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
29
Up 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for KT5

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal130.7%
  • Serious30117%
  • Slight1,48283%

What the data shows

  • KT5 had 212 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 6% fewer than the 225 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in KT5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 240 children under 16 were killed or injured in KT5, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in KT5.

Where KT5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,842nd
Most casualties
1,938th
Most fatal collisions
2,336th
Most serious collisions
2,004th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday267 (15%)
  • Tuesday305 (17%)
  • Wednesday268 (15%)
  • Thursday270 (15%)
  • Friday295 (16%)
  • Saturday229 (13%)
  • Sunday162 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,282 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit488 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,033 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway526 (29%)
  • Roundabout145 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road81 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph66 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph1,246 (69%)
  • 40 mph131 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph115 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph27 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph211 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,420 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds272 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded37 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,207 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist322 (15%)
  • Cyclist317 (14%)
  • Pedestrian205 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant78 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KT5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KT5, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in KT5 peaked at 95 in 1988; 2025 had 21.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 21
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252129
20242228
20232224
20222123
20211719
20201517
20192328
20182327
20172728
20162123
20151616
20143346
20132326
20121825
20113236
20102740
20091919
20082537
20071922
20061315
20052533
20044150
20032639
20023041
20012732
20003444
19993547
19984653
19975469
19964555
19956785
19946792
19937492
19925564
19915666
19907784
19896578
198895116
19876175
19867592
19857178
19846977
19837486
198290113

Map of recent crashes in KT5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KT5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KT5

The 24 most recent collisions in KT5 happened between 7 November 2024 and 9 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KT5

The A3 has the most collisions in KT5, 641 of 1,796 (36%), followed by the A240 (263).

Collisions in KT5 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3641836895
2ndA240263331239

Council area for KT5

KT5 is in Kingston upon Thames, where police recorded 25,515 collisions from 1979 to 2025. KT5 accounts for 7% of them.

Town in KT5

Of the 1,796 collisions in KT5, 1,709 (95%) were in Kingston upon Thames.