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SW6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11,496 road traffic collisions in the SW6 postcode district, Hammersmith and Fulham, from 1982 to 2025, and 12,734 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 61 were fatal and 1,841 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 175 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (171).

Collisions since 1982
11,496
31st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
12,734
1.11 per collision
Fatal collisions
61
62 people killed
Serious collisions
1,841
1,926 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
175
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
194
Up 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SW6

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal610.5%
  • Serious1,84116%
  • Slight9,59483%

What the data shows

  • SW6 had 2,077 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 2,068 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in SW6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,059 children under 16 were killed or injured in SW6, 8.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 18% of collisions in SW6.

Where SW6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
31st
Most casualties
52nd
Most fatal collisions
903rd
Most serious collisions
33rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,603 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,753 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,813 (16%)
  • Thursday1,856 (16%)
  • Friday1,948 (17%)
  • Saturday1,455 (13%)
  • Sunday1,068 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight8,128 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,185 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown135 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit33 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,158 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway694 (6%)
  • Roundabout318 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road128 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded198 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1,065 (9.3%)
  • 30 mph10,407 (91%)
  • 40 mph9 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph13 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,668 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,229 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds83 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds58 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (under 0.1%)
  • Other151 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded262 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Motorcyclist3,198 (25%)
  • Pedestrian3,113 (24%)
  • Cyclist2,687 (21%)
  • Car occupant2,662 (21%)
  • Bus or coach occupant641 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant213 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant130 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant34 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SW6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SW6, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in SW6 peaked at 364 in 1982; 2025 had 175.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 175
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025175194
2024171182
2023227245
2022172192
2021228245
2020211232
2019225250
2018225250
2017239265
2016204227
2015205226
2014231248
2013180197
2012199210
2011211232
2010208231
2009214230
2008191212
2007230257
2006199218
2005218244
2004249279
2003261283
2002258292
2001303335
2000306338
1999331362
1998339382
1997329377
1996360393
1995316349
1994298332
1993310338
1992308342
1991284313
1990326361
1989300326
1988301332
1987280320
1986319355
1985284318
1984353395
1983354398
1982364427

Map of recent crashes in SW6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SW6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SW6

The 24 most recent collisions in SW6 happened between 22 October and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SW6

The A308 has the most collisions in SW6, 1,891 of 11,496 (16%), followed by the A304 (1,720).

Collisions in SW6 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3081,8912,03512313
2ndA3041,7201,8968257
3rdA2191,7081,95113294
4thA2171,1171,2537168
5thA32181,0881,1976165
6thB3176737394110
7thA3219472518288
8thB318268302138
9thA2025500
10thA32173300

Council areas covering SW6

Collisions in SW6 were recorded in 4 council areas. Hammersmith and Fulham has 11,463 of 11,496 (99.7%).

Collisions in SW6 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHammersmith and Fulham11,46312,698611,839
2ndKensington and Chelsea131400
3rdWandsworth101102
4thSouthwark6700

Town in SW6

Of the 11,496 collisions in SW6, 11,280 (98%) were in Hammersmith and Fulham.