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W1B road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,537 road traffic collisions in the W1B postcode district, Westminster, from 1982 to 2025, and 3,968 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 525 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, down 12% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1982
3,537
1,073rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,968
1.12 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
13 people killed
Serious collisions
525
546 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Down 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
35
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for W1B

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal130.4%
  • Serious52515%
  • Slight2,99985%

What the data shows

  • W1B had 387 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 511 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in W1B were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 136 children under 16 were killed or injured in W1B, 3.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 16% of collisions in W1B.

Where W1B ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,073rd
Most casualties
1,330th
Most fatal collisions
2,336th
Most serious collisions
1,419th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday516 (15%)
  • Tuesday531 (15%)
  • Wednesday585 (17%)
  • Thursday595 (17%)
  • Friday652 (18%)
  • Saturday398 (11%)
  • Sunday260 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,548 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit959 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,377 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway873 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road244 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded38 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph174 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph3,352 (95%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,095 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds317 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (1%)
  • Not recorded47 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian1,353 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist773 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant623 (16%)
  • Cyclist510 (13%)
  • Car occupant493 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant151 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant41 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

W1B road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in W1B, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in W1B peaked at 160 in 1985; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252935
20243335
20233846
20223035
20213436
20202023
20195968
20183646
20175464
20165464
20154956
20143841
20135362
20125663
20115256
20104044
20095254
20085661
20075660
20065968
20056876
20047783
200395109
20026780
2001108127
2000105122
19998292
1998112126
1997115126
199698108
19958387
19948592
19938191
199291104
1991111128
1990135151
1989130147
1988126144
1987123135
1986139154
1985160180
1984156168
1983146164
1982146157

Map of recent crashes in W1B

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in W1B

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 W1B

The 24 most recent collisions in W1B happened between 26 April and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in W1B

The A4201 has the most collisions in W1B, 2,585 of 3,537 (73%), followed by the A40 (546).

Collisions in W1B on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42012,5852,8999385
2ndA40546612294
3rdA5019010604
4thA4404805
5thA5204121602
6thB4066600
7thA4013300
8thB5063300

Council area for W1B

W1B is in Westminster, where police recorded 101,118 collisions from 1979 to 2025. W1B accounts for 3.5% of them.

Towns in W1B

Collisions in W1B were recorded in 2 towns, led by City of Westminster (3,401) and Camden (17).