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SW1W road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,498 road traffic collisions in the SW1W postcode district, Westminster, from 1982 to 2025, and 5,228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 743 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 66 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (63).

Collisions since 1982
4,498
704th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,228
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
31 people killed
Serious collisions
743
789 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
66
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
70
Down 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SW1W

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal310.7%
  • Serious74317%
  • Slight3,72483%

What the data shows

  • SW1W had 621 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 703 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in SW1W were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 184 children under 16 were killed or injured in SW1W, 3.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 19% of collisions in SW1W.

Where SW1W ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
704th
Most casualties
920th
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
860th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday664 (15%)
  • Tuesday736 (16%)
  • Wednesday705 (16%)
  • Thursday733 (16%)
  • Friday764 (17%)
  • Saturday491 (11%)
  • Sunday405 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,183 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,263 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,830 (63%)
  • One way street or slip road1,035 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway520 (12%)
  • Roundabout47 (1%)
  • Not recorded66 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph280 (6.2%)
  • 30 mph4,201 (93%)
  • 40 mph10 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,847 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds487 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other46 (1%)
  • Not recorded46 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,277 (24%)
  • Pedestrian1,123 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist1,111 (21%)
  • Cyclist794 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant447 (8.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant344 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant84 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SW1W road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SW1W, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in SW1W peaked at 183 in 1989; 2025 had 66.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 66
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256670
20246380
20234852
20226166
20215355
20204349
20196879
20186577
20177586
20167988
201589101
20148083
20137285
201292102
20115468
20106569
20096172
20085867
20077588
20065770
20058095
20047587
200385108
200297123
2001116135
2000135166
1999122148
1998141179
1997136167
1996148168
1995107115
1994147157
1993121129
1992127149
1991111132
1990155174
1989183202
1988154180
1987142173
1986151190
1985148171
1984166187
1983166198
1982161188

Map of recent crashes in SW1W

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SW1W

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SW1W

The 24 most recent collisions in SW1W happened between 7 August and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SW1W

The A3214 has the most collisions in SW1W, 1,259 of 4,498 (28%), followed by the A3216 (793).

Collisions in SW1W on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32141,2591,44415209
2ndA32167939233128
3rdA32177668812118
4thA3212387487669
5thA302300347148
6thB310133162232
7thA3213101115019
8thB31396109115
9thB312424308
10thA3215344006
11thB324272805
12thB302141704

Council areas covering SW1W

Collisions in SW1W were recorded in 3 council areas. Westminster has 2,962 of 4,498 (66%).

Collisions in SW1W by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestminster2,9623,43520494
2ndKensington and Chelsea1,5311,78711249
3rdWandsworth3400

Towns in SW1W

Collisions in SW1W were recorded in 2 towns, led by City of Westminster (3,104) and Kensington and Chelsea (585).