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TW9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,171 road traffic collisions in the TW9 postcode district, Richmond upon Thames, from 1980 to 2025, and 4,817 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 681 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 44 collisions, down 28% on 2024 (61).

Collisions since 1980
4,171
828th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,817
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
35 people killed
Serious collisions
681
743 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
44
Down 28% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
49
Down 27% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TW9

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal340.8%
  • Serious68116%
  • Slight3,45683%

What the data shows

  • TW9 had 615 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 7% fewer than the 663 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in TW9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 340 children under 16 were killed or injured in TW9, 7.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 22% of collisions in TW9.

Where TW9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
828th
Most casualties
1,056th
Most fatal collisions
1,719th
Most serious collisions
993rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday537 (13%)
  • Tuesday622 (15%)
  • Wednesday599 (14%)
  • Thursday647 (16%)
  • Friday753 (18%)
  • Saturday608 (15%)
  • Sunday405 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,065 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,027 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown54 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,825 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway667 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road354 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout273 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded52 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph240 (5.8%)
  • 30 mph3,725 (89%)
  • 40 mph197 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,454 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds456 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other71 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded113 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,623 (34%)
  • Pedestrian1,092 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist948 (20%)
  • Cyclist697 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant297 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant85 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TW9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TW9, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in TW9 peaked at 179 in 1982; 2025 had 44.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 44
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254449
20246167
20236773
20226671
20214655
20205055
20196673
20186772
20177183
20167791
20156270
20147987
20137282
20126569
20117687
20107283
20095866
20086272
20076176
20065664
20057791
200498114
200393103
2002100112
2001118132
2000113128
199994107
1998105114
1997122132
1996134152
1995128142
1994124139
1993108134
1992112132
1991143167
1990127145
1989148172
1988111133
1987120149
1986139175
1985119135
1984125150
1983154186
1982179226
198111
198011

Map of recent crashes in TW9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TW9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TW9

The 24 most recent collisions in TW9 happened between 9 July and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TW9

The A307 has the most collisions in TW9, 1,351 of 4,171 (32%), followed by the A316 (1,067).

Collisions in TW9 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3071,3511,52210224
2ndA3161,0671,27619162
3rdA305549618391
4thA205472573187
5thB353263290052
6thB3228901

Council areas covering TW9

Collisions in TW9 were recorded in 2 council areas. Richmond upon Thames has 4,163 of 4,171 (99.8%).

Collisions in TW9 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRichmond upon Thames4,1634,80834678
2ndHounslow3400

Town in TW9

Of the 4,171 collisions in TW9, 3,819 (92%) were in Richmond upon Thames.