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SW3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,406 road traffic collisions in the SW3 postcode district, Kensington and Chelsea, from 1982 to 2025, and 8,230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 1,104 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 109 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (111).

Collisions since 1982
7,406
156th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,230
1.11 per collision
Fatal collisions
49
50 people killed
Serious collisions
1,104
1,150 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
109
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
117
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SW3

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal490.7%
  • Serious1,10415%
  • Slight6,25384%

What the data shows

  • SW3 had 1,150 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 1,365 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in SW3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 296 children under 16 were killed or injured in SW3, 3.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 17% of collisions in SW3.

Where SW3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
156th
Most casualties
290th
Most fatal collisions
1,220th
Most serious collisions
285th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday967 (13%)
  • Tuesday1,155 (16%)
  • Wednesday1,231 (17%)
  • Thursday1,248 (17%)
  • Friday1,298 (18%)
  • Saturday905 (12%)
  • Sunday602 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,282 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,033 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown74 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,053 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1,004 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road192 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout17 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded140 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph493 (6.7%)
  • 30 mph6,873 (93%)
  • 40 mph25 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph14 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,367 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds751 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other82 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded95 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Motorcyclist2,155 (26%)
  • Pedestrian2,086 (25%)
  • Car occupant1,681 (20%)
  • Cyclist1,432 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant399 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant303 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant117 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SW3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SW3, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in SW3 peaked at 274 in 1983; 2025 had 109.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 109
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025109117
2024111122
2023126134
202298113
2021124129
202092100
2019108115
2018125137
2017130143
2016127144
2015124137
2014138147
2013126139
2012121135
2011123135
2010144162
2009145161
2008140165
2007153171
2006151166
2005157171
2004112120
2003140162
2002129141
2001164192
2000204232
1999224248
1998227257
1997212238
1996181197
1995198226
1994231263
1993218237
1992184188
1991198221
1990216249
1989251275
1988210234
1987202222
1986229263
1985225254
1984251275
1983274303
1982254290

Map of recent crashes in SW3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SW3

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SW3

The 24 most recent collisions in SW3 happened between 16 October and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SW3

The A3217 has the most collisions in SW3, 1,968 of 7,406 (27%), followed by the A4 (1,137).

Collisions in SW3 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32171,9682,1464291
2ndA41,1371,27913148
3rdA32121,0211,17411184
4thA3086557252104
5thA3220338400657
6thB304290313043
7thB302211232235
8thA321696113014
9thA3031728608
10thB319727608
11thA315394302
12thA205192313
13thA32185600
14thA32053301

Council areas covering SW3

Collisions in SW3 were recorded in 3 council areas. Kensington and Chelsea has 7,175 of 7,406 (97%).

Collisions in SW3 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKensington and Chelsea7,1757,960471,078
2ndWestminster218254125
3rdWandsworth131611

Towns in SW3

Collisions in SW3 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Kensington and Chelsea (5,883) and City of Westminster (629).