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W1G road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,277 road traffic collisions in the W1G postcode district, Westminster, from 1982 to 2025, and 1,499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 186 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 15 collisions, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1982
1,277
2,070th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,499
1.17 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
186
200 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
15
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for W1G

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious18615%
  • Slight1,09085%

What the data shows

  • W1G had 174 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 204 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in W1G were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 53 children under 16 were killed or injured in W1G, 3.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 17% of collisions in W1G.

Where W1G ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,070th
Most casualties
2,166th
Most fatal collisions
2,673rd
Most serious collisions
2,276th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday201 (16%)
  • Tuesday212 (17%)
  • Wednesday212 (17%)
  • Thursday219 (17%)
  • Friday216 (17%)
  • Saturday122 (9.6%)
  • Sunday95 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,007 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit259 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway550 (43%)
  • One way street or slip road473 (37%)
  • Dual carriageway239 (19%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph76 (6%)
  • 30 mph1,192 (93%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,108 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds124 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant408 (27%)
  • Pedestrian398 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist291 (19%)
  • Cyclist198 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant123 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant40 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

W1G road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in W1G, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in W1G peaked at 61 in 1983; 2025 had 15.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 15
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251516
202477
20231414
20222325
20211521
20201316
20192628
20181616
20172124
20162429
20151516
20143238
20131920
20122832
20111919
20102330
20091516
20081720
20071821
20061821
20051822
20042526
20033639
20022934
20012933
20003943
19994044
19983335
19973435
19963340
19952432
19943946
19933847
19922833
19913950
19903749
19894252
19883748
19872431
19865566
19855059
19845976
19836167
19825063

Map of recent crashes in W1G

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in W1G

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in W1G

The 24 most recent collisions in W1G happened between 13 November 2023 and 15 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in W1G

The A501 has the most collisions in W1G, 268 of 1,277 (21%), followed by the A5204 (176).

Collisions in W1G on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA501268330040
2ndA5204176186025
3rdA42015862012
4thB524212200
5thA40101001

Council area for W1G

W1G is in Westminster, where police recorded 101,118 collisions from 1979 to 2025. W1G accounts for 1.3% of them.

Town in W1G

All 1,277 collisions in W1G were in City of Westminster.