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W1F road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,083 road traffic collisions in the W1F postcode district, Westminster, from 1982 to 2025, and 1,166 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 127 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, up from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1982
1,083
2,167th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,166
1.08 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
127
130 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
Down 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for W1F

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious12712%
  • Slight95588%

What the data shows

  • W1F had 144 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 4% more than the 138 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 12% of collisions in W1F were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in W1F are between noon and 3pm, with 26% of collisions.
  • 15 children under 16 were killed or injured in W1F, 1.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where W1F ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,167th
Most casualties
2,261st
Most fatal collisions
2,673rd
Most serious collisions
2,394th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (15%)
  • Tuesday155 (14%)
  • Wednesday170 (16%)
  • Thursday194 (18%)
  • Friday206 (19%)
  • Saturday122 (11%)
  • Sunday70 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight742 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit316 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • One way street or slip road591 (55%)
  • Single carriageway464 (43%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph96 (8.9%)
  • 30 mph985 (91%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds923 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded22 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian615 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist213 (18%)
  • Cyclist141 (12%)
  • Car occupant120 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant52 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

W1F road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in W1F, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in W1F peaked at 49 in 1987; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251818
20241720
20231516
20222021
202177
20201111
20191112
20181818
20171516
20161212
20151010
20141720
20131920
20121818
20111112
20101113
200977
20081011
20071921
20061617
20051415
20042727
20032526
20022123
20013333
20002428
19993335
19984045
19972526
19962828
19954040
19943841
19932728
19922324
19913639
19903536
19894043
19884447
19874953
19862933
19853940
19844955
19833436
19824865

Map of recent crashes in W1F

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in W1F

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in W1F

The 24 most recent collisions in W1F happened between 15 September 2024 and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in W1F

The A4201 has the most collisions in W1F, 15 of 1,083 (1.4%), followed by the A40 (6).

Collisions in W1F on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4201151503
2ndA406601

Council area for W1F

W1F is in Westminster, where police recorded 101,118 collisions from 1979 to 2025. W1F accounts for 1.1% of them.

Town in W1F

All 1,083 collisions in W1F were in City of Westminster.