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UB5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1982
7,015
186th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
8,699
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
69
70 people killed
Serious collisions
938
1,025 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
95
Down 10% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
109
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for UB5

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal691%
  • Serious93813%
  • Slight6,00886%

What the data shows

  • UB5 had 1,297 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 8% fewer than the 1,412 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in UB5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 977 children under 16 were killed or injured in UB5, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 23% of collisions in UB5.

Where UB5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
186th
Most casualties
242nd
Most fatal collisions
702nd
Most serious collisions
479th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday989 (14%)
  • Tuesday979 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,035 (15%)
  • Thursday1,041 (15%)
  • Friday1,164 (17%)
  • Saturday992 (14%)
  • Sunday815 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,798 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,118 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown57 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,084 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway1,675 (24%)
  • Roundabout910 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road268 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded78 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph429 (6.1%)
  • 30 mph4,976 (71%)
  • 40 mph1,081 (15%)
  • 50 mph246 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph39 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph244 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,813 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds881 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds50 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (under 0.1%)
  • Other110 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded87 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,132 (59%)
  • Pedestrian1,356 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist1,074 (12%)
  • Cyclist524 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant242 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant197 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant100 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

UB5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in UB5, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in UB5 peaked at 228 in 1999; 2025 had 95.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 95
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202595109
2024106128
2023127156
2022137162
2021126154
2020134168
2019126151
2018141173
2017144190
2016161209
2015154199
2014177225
2013126159
2012150198
2011128151
2010117149
2009141184
2008142172
2007127151
2006150196
2005157195
2004164199
2003192254
2002187239
2001161213
2000167209
1999228290
1998173205
1997204246
1996191228
1995188223
1994202251
1993170201
1992192226
1991183212
1990175221
1989178228
1988166199
1987148190
1986187240
1985163201
1984175208
1983173212
1982182225

Map of recent crashes in UB5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in UB5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in UB5

The 24 most recent collisions in UB5 happened between 7 September and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in UB5

The A312 has the most collisions in UB5, 2,746 of 7,015 (39%), followed by the A40 (1,072).

Collisions in UB5 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3122,7463,41822360
2ndA401,0721,40612150
3rdB45578797410126
4thB312259336128
5thA4090185236124
6thA418098131213

Council areas covering UB5

Collisions in UB5 were recorded in 3 council areas. Ealing has 6,710 of 7,015 (96%).

Collisions in UB5 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEaling6,7108,29765896
2ndHillingdon257349437
3rdHarrow465104

Towns in UB5

Collisions in UB5 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Ealing (5,219) and Harrow (40).