Skip to main content
CrashStats

KT9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,901 road traffic collisions in the KT9 postcode district, Kingston upon Thames, from 1980 to 2025, and 3,799 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 508 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 38 collisions, up 12% on 2024 (34).

Collisions since 1980
2,901
1,351st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,799
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
40
40 people killed
Serious collisions
508
583 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
38
Up 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
Up 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for KT9

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal401.4%
  • Serious50818%
  • Slight2,35381%

What the data shows

  • KT9 had 374 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% fewer than the 472 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in KT9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 390 children under 16 were killed or injured in KT9, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in KT9.

Where KT9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,351st
Most casualties
1,378th
Most fatal collisions
1,503rd
Most serious collisions
1,468th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday406 (14%)
  • Tuesday421 (15%)
  • Wednesday418 (14%)
  • Thursday459 (16%)
  • Friday455 (16%)
  • Saturday400 (14%)
  • Sunday342 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,180 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit614 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown45 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,643 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway1,042 (36%)
  • Roundabout129 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph66 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph2,055 (71%)
  • 40 mph270 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph156 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph79 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph274 (9.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,339 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds368 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Other46 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded72 (2.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,327 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist548 (14%)
  • Pedestrian368 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist324 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant110 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

KT9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in KT9, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in KT9 peaked at 116 in 1986; 2025 had 38.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 38
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253852
20243444
20232943
20223955
20213448
20203848
20193845
20183638
20174664
20164253
20154249
20144864
20135977
20123847
20114156
20104448
20096084
20084565
20074757
20064867
20055479
20044964
20035980
20025478
20016279
20005874
19996185
19988097
199798133
199685113
199596131
199486125
199384106
199287111
199198118
199099128
1989108132
1988109158
198792114
1986116144
1985108131
1984105140
198395118
1982109151
198113
198023

Map of recent crashes in KT9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in KT9

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in KT9

The 24 most recent collisions in KT9 happened between 8 May and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in KT9

The A243 has the most collisions in KT9, 1,270 of 2,901 (44%), followed by the A3 (464).

Collisions in KT9 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2431,2701,72017232
2ndA34646601365
3rdB28073105114
4thA3096286311

Council areas covering KT9

Collisions in KT9 were recorded in 4 council areas. Kingston upon Thames has 2,412 of 2,901 (83%).

Collisions in KT9 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKingston upon Thames2,4123,11228421
2ndElmbridge4816761285
3rdHavering3600
4thMole Valley3301

Towns in KT9

Collisions in KT9 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Kingston upon Thames (2,226) and Ewell (6).