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W10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,396 road traffic collisions in the W10 postcode district, Kensington and Chelsea, from 1980 to 2025, and 6,215 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 802 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 90 collisions, down 11% on 2024 (101).

Collisions since 1980
5,396
463rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,215
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
31 people killed
Serious collisions
802
847 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
90
Down 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
99
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for W10

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal310.6%
  • Serious80215%
  • Slight4,56385%

What the data shows

  • W10 had 1,065 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 4% more than the 1,021 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in W10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 675 children under 16 were killed or injured in W10, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 19% of collisions in W10.

Where W10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
463rd
Most casualties
646th
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
734th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday763 (14%)
  • Tuesday783 (15%)
  • Wednesday771 (14%)
  • Thursday789 (15%)
  • Friday966 (18%)
  • Saturday749 (14%)
  • Sunday575 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,746 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,565 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown52 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,079 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway623 (12%)
  • Roundabout446 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road153 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded95 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph411 (7.6%)
  • 30 mph4,426 (82%)
  • 40 mph111 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph236 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph149 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph63 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,572 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds581 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other68 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded81 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,147 (35%)
  • Pedestrian1,448 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist1,262 (20%)
  • Cyclist790 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant298 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant117 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant97 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

W10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in W10, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in W10 peaked at 168 in 1992; 2025 had 90.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 90
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259099
2024101106
202398106
202292110
2021109118
2020102123
2019111127
2018120135
2017127152
2016115138
2015112132
2014101120
201392102
2012103123
201199118
2010114124
20098998
2008103118
200797114
2006111121
2005114139
200498117
2003100115
2002126158
2001138162
2000152187
1999161174
1998120129
1997130144
1996135152
1995141164
1994151180
1993132149
1992168188
1991150169
1990164185
1989158178
1988130151
1987128143
1986123142
1985139171
1984160185
1983136160
1982155188
198100
198011

Map of recent crashes in W10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in W10

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in W10

The 24 most recent collisions in W10 happened between 30 August and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in W10

The B450 has the most collisions in W10, 1,353 of 5,396 (25%), followed by the A404 (600).

Collisions in W10 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4501,3531,4870194
2ndA4046006945112
3rdB412459543367
4thA40300399640
5thB413202227129
6thA3220160211021
7thA40(M)142178216
8thA219124155120
9thM41112140310
10thA414701

Council areas covering W10

Collisions in W10 were recorded in 5 council areas. Kensington and Chelsea has 3,379 of 5,396 (63%).

Collisions in W10 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKensington and Chelsea3,3793,82918512
2ndWestminster1,0781,2185177
3rdHammersmith and Fulham765972788
4thBrent170192125
5thCity of London4400

Towns in W10

Collisions in W10 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Kensington and Chelsea (3,910) and City of Westminster (631).