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SW10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,471 road traffic collisions in the SW10 postcode district, Kensington and Chelsea, from 1982 to 2025, and 5,065 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 728 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 78 collisions, up 34% on 2024 (58).

Collisions since 1982
4,471
715th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,065
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
31 people killed
Serious collisions
728
765 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
78
Up 34% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
84
Up 29% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SW10

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal310.7%
  • Serious72816%
  • Slight3,71283%

What the data shows

  • SW10 had 807 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 913 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in SW10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 188 children under 16 were killed or injured in SW10, 3.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 19% of collisions in SW10.

Where SW10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
715th
Most casualties
978th
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
897th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday671 (15%)
  • Tuesday699 (16%)
  • Wednesday720 (16%)
  • Thursday701 (16%)
  • Friday756 (17%)
  • Saturday532 (12%)
  • Sunday392 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,964 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,460 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,282 (73%)
  • One way street or slip road721 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway380 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout21 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded67 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph304 (6.8%)
  • 30 mph4,147 (93%)
  • 40 mph11 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,776 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds515 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds29 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other48 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded66 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,323 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist1,309 (26%)
  • Cyclist997 (20%)
  • Pedestrian957 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant187 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant170 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant88 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SW10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SW10, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in SW10 peaked at 143 in 1984; 2025 had 78.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 78
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257884
20245865
20238191
20228186
20217481
20207382
20198085
20188698
201796109
2016100119
20158697
20148995
20137582
20129198
2011114130
201092109
20098596
2008107116
20077276
2006102125
2005101110
200486106
20037791
2002110120
2001104111
2000133166
1999125146
1998120135
1997119136
1996124136
1995108121
1994111119
1993113130
1992107123
1991103114
1990142163
1989110118
1988111127
1987115135
1986119137
1985109128
1984143158
1983120142
1982141169

Map of recent crashes in SW10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SW10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SW10

The 24 most recent collisions in SW10 happened between 4 September and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SW10

The A308 has the most collisions in SW10, 1,395 of 4,471 (31%), followed by the A3220 (1,269).

Collisions in SW10 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3081,3951,5408226
2ndA32201,2691,50014197
3rdA3217603664597
4thA304319347149
5thA3218156181231
6thB3166881011
7thA3212111303
8thA2173402

Council areas covering SW10

Collisions in SW10 were recorded in 2 council areas. Kensington and Chelsea has 4,436 of 4,471 (99%).

Collisions in SW10 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKensington and Chelsea4,4365,02731720
2ndHammersmith and Fulham343707

Towns in SW10

Collisions in SW10 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Kensington and Chelsea (4,284) and Hammersmith and Fulham (38).