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TW5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,710 road traffic collisions in the TW5 postcode district, Hounslow, from 1982 to 2025, and 8,560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 66 were fatal and 875 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 123 collisions, up 45% on 2024 (85).

Collisions since 1982
6,710
216th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,560
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
66
72 people killed
Serious collisions
875
995 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
123
Up 45% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
155
Up 58% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TW5

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal661%
  • Serious87513%
  • Slight5,76986%

What the data shows

  • TW5 had 1,084 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% fewer than the 1,214 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in TW5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 771 children under 16 were killed or injured in TW5, 9.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in TW5.

Where TW5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
216th
Most casualties
261st
Most fatal collisions
772nd
Most serious collisions
581st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday955 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,031 (15%)
  • Wednesday988 (15%)
  • Thursday1,038 (15%)
  • Friday1,074 (16%)
  • Saturday843 (13%)
  • Sunday781 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,659 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,915 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown100 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway3,088 (46%)
  • Single carriageway2,742 (41%)
  • Roundabout727 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road96 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded57 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph255 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph3,297 (49%)
  • 40 mph2,044 (30%)
  • 50 mph330 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph121 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph663 (9.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,397 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds867 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds53 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist23 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other93 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded200 (3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,455 (64%)
  • Pedestrian950 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist850 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist597 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant236 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant233 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant143 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)43 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant32 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TW5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TW5, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in TW5 peaked at 219 in 1990; 2025 had 123.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 123
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025123155
20248598
2023116138
2022114136
202186111
20209499
2019106128
2018109141
2017119160
2016132159
2015123150
2014104123
2013126152
2012129161
2011119159
2010121167
2009123164
2008134175
2007118139
2006117151
2005145191
2004136191
2003186240
2002182231
2001173242
2000190243
1999166201
1998160206
1997216260
1996166206
1995174199
1994194239
1993171212
1992178212
1991194256
1990219281
1989210281
1988187231
1987209331
1986181241
1985197280
1984210258
1983174212
1982194250

Map of recent crashes in TW5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TW5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TW5

The 24 most recent collisions in TW5 happened between 16 October and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TW5

The A4 has the most collisions in TW5, 2,264 of 6,710 (34%), followed by the M4 (846).

Collisions in TW5 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42,2642,91335312
2ndM48461,2609122
3rdA3128371,103893
4thA3005612748374
5thA3063145179117
6thA3006709407
7thA30606608
8thA4127445004

Council areas covering TW5

Collisions in TW5 were recorded in 3 council areas. Hounslow has 6,681 of 6,710 (99.6%).

Collisions in TW5 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHounslow6,6818,52566867
2ndHillingdon151603
3rdHeathrow Airport111605

Towns in TW5

Collisions in TW5 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Hounslow (5,565) and Ealing (13).