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W12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 10,489 road traffic collisions in the W12 postcode district, Hammersmith and Fulham, from 1982 to 2025, and 12,004 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 84 were fatal and 1,473 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 157 collisions, up 1% on 2024 (156).

Collisions since 1982
10,489
41st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
12,004
1.14 per collision
Fatal collisions
84
87 people killed
Serious collisions
1,473
1,581 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
157
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
176
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for W12

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal840.8%
  • Serious1,47314%
  • Slight8,93285%

What the data shows

  • W12 had 1,823 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 6% fewer than the 1,943 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in W12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,038 children under 16 were killed or injured in W12, 9.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 19% of collisions in W12.

Where W12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
41st
Most casualties
70th
Most fatal collisions
453rd
Most serious collisions
96th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,438 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,632 (16%)
  • Wednesday1,596 (15%)
  • Thursday1,564 (15%)
  • Friday1,770 (17%)
  • Saturday1,371 (13%)
  • Sunday1,118 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,042 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,319 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown81 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit32 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,932 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway2,013 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road963 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout437 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded144 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph945 (9%)
  • 30 mph8,680 (83%)
  • 40 mph678 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph129 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph22 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph34 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds8,878 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,174 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds70 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds53 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (under 0.1%)
  • Other134 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded140 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,780 (31%)
  • Pedestrian2,942 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist2,299 (19%)
  • Cyclist1,809 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant690 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant194 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant170 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)39 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant34 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

W12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in W12, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in W12 peaked at 367 in 1989; 2025 had 157.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 157
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025157176
2024156179
2023163180
2022172198
2021180192
2020152169
2019245277
2018218250
2017187214
2016193218
2015198229
2014205237
2013196234
2012209236
2011205247
2010182213
2009200228
2008170188
2007189212
2006189212
2005205249
2004224263
2003235264
2002238266
2001246284
2000285327
1999309343
1998254288
1997272324
1996262305
1995240276
1994274313
1993245274
1992284338
1991347406
1990323365
1989367424
1988289328
1987294344
1986305345
1985269307
1984298336
1983326365
1982332381

Map of recent crashes in W12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in W12

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in W12

The 24 most recent collisions in W12 happened between 15 November and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in W12

The A4020 has the most collisions in W12, 2,480 of 10,489 (24%), followed by the A40 (2,122).

Collisions in W12 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40202,4802,79712316
2ndA402,1222,55339319
3rdA4021,8692,0669263
4thA2191,2041,3887155
5thB408531602282
6thA322086113010
7thM41778305
8thA40(M)161900
9thB412121201
10thB4099902
11thA47803

Council areas covering W12

Collisions in W12 were recorded in 4 council areas. Hammersmith and Fulham has 10,205 of 10,489 (97%).

Collisions in W12 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHammersmith and Fulham10,20511,630771,437
2ndEaling259344733
3rdWestminster101102
4thKensington and Chelsea91301

Towns in W12

Collisions in W12 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Hammersmith and Fulham (9,311) and Ealing (320).