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NW8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,965 road traffic collisions in the NW8 postcode district, Westminster, from 1982 to 2025, and 6,847 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 36 were fatal and 933 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 69 collisions, down 18% on 2024 (84).

Collisions since 1982
5,965
333rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,847
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
36
37 people killed
Serious collisions
933
990 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
69
Down 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
77
Down 20% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NW8

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal360.6%
  • Serious93316%
  • Slight4,99684%

What the data shows

  • NW8 had 985 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 4% fewer than the 1,022 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in NW8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 450 children under 16 were killed or injured in NW8, 7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 22% of collisions in NW8.

Where NW8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
333rd
Most casualties
516th
Most fatal collisions
1,639th
Most serious collisions
491st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday896 (15%)
  • Tuesday869 (15%)
  • Wednesday903 (15%)
  • Thursday942 (16%)
  • Friday984 (16%)
  • Saturday736 (12%)
  • Sunday635 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,297 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,608 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,020 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway563 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road158 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout136 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded88 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph486 (8.1%)
  • 30 mph5,465 (92%)
  • 40 mph10 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,926 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds703 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds49 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other80 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded134 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,372 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist1,414 (21%)
  • Pedestrian1,389 (20%)
  • Cyclist959 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant321 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant209 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant138 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NW8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NW8, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in NW8 peaked at 225 in 1989; 2025 had 69.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 69
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256977
20248496
202397105
2022110122
202195105
202093101
2019123129
201899108
2017129146
201686107
2015119139
201498113
201387103
2012106119
201199110
201096116
2009113126
200891109
2007108119
2006105120
200599109
2004104118
2003161175
2002114128
2001109120
2000145166
1999163200
1998151166
1997153169
1996143170
1995140166
1994149161
1993162191
1992188216
1991188225
1990212252
1989225260
1988172217
1987185220
1986176202
1985196227
1984202245
1983211237
1982210237

Map of recent crashes in NW8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NW8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NW8

The 24 most recent collisions in NW8 happened between 15 August and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NW8

The A41 has the most collisions in NW8, 1,601 of 5,965 (27%), followed by the B507 (963).

Collisions in NW8 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA411,6011,87211275
2ndB5079631,1178146
3rdA52058761,0075133
4thB525514569075
5thA5199244034
6thB5094758010
7thA43301

Council areas covering NW8

Collisions in NW8 were recorded in 2 council areas. Westminster has 4,917 of 5,965 (82%).

Collisions in NW8 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestminster4,9175,61532781
2ndCamden1,0451,2294152

Towns in NW8

Collisions in NW8 were recorded in 3 towns, led by City of Westminster (4,564) and Camden (837).