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SW5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,353 road traffic collisions in the SW5 postcode district, Kensington and Chelsea, from 1982 to 2025, and 3,822 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 40 were fatal and 507 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, down 37% on 2024 (52).

Collisions since 1982
3,353
1,165th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,822
1.14 per collision
Fatal collisions
40
40 people killed
Serious collisions
507
544 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Down 37% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
34
Down 38% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SW5

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal401.2%
  • Serious50715%
  • Slight2,80684%

What the data shows

  • SW5 had 485 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 590 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in SW5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 168 children under 16 were killed or injured in SW5, 4.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 20% of collisions in SW5.

Where SW5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,165th
Most casualties
1,371st
Most fatal collisions
1,503rd
Most serious collisions
1,472nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday473 (14%)
  • Tuesday533 (16%)
  • Wednesday521 (16%)
  • Thursday540 (16%)
  • Friday509 (15%)
  • Saturday434 (13%)
  • Sunday343 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,260 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,060 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,526 (46%)
  • Dual carriageway943 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road803 (24%)
  • Roundabout40 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded41 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph196 (5.8%)
  • 30 mph3,089 (92%)
  • 40 mph55 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,840 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds382 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other39 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded39 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian1,146 (30%)
  • Car occupant1,072 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist792 (21%)
  • Cyclist478 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant141 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant104 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant64 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SW5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SW5, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in SW5 peaked at 143 in 1984; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253334
20245255
20235767
20224246
20215458
20203437
20195060
20185762
20174755
20165961
20155566
20145463
20135556
20125762
20117293
20105760
20094654
20086272
20076588
20066773
20055666
20045255
20037390
20024252
200191104
200091108
19996778
19988093
1997110123
1996111125
1995114128
199496107
199387104
199296112
19918695
1990111126
1989111124
1988125145
198794110
19868195
1985117136
1984143158
1983127136
1982117130

Map of recent crashes in SW5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SW5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SW5

The 24 most recent collisions in SW5 happened between 8 April and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SW5

The A4 has the most collisions in SW5, 1,105 of 3,353 (33%), followed by the A3220 (881).

Collisions in SW5 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41,1051,34121199
2ndA322088197712115
3rdA32186427075107
4thB316144158127
5thA308353701
6thB3143300

Council areas covering SW5

Collisions in SW5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Kensington and Chelsea has 3,350 of 3,353 (99.9%).

Collisions in SW5 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKensington and Chelsea3,3503,81940507
2ndHammersmith and Fulham3300

Towns in SW5

Collisions in SW5 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Kensington and Chelsea (3,162) and Hammersmith and Fulham (21).