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W1H road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,509 road traffic collisions in the W1H postcode district, Westminster, from 1980 to 2025, and 2,813 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 317 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 39 collisions, up 63% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1980
2,509
1,510th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,813
1.12 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
11 people killed
Serious collisions
317
326 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
39
Up 63% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
45
Up 73% on 2024

Road collision statistics for W1H

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal110.4%
  • Serious31713%
  • Slight2,18187%

What the data shows

  • W1H had 353 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 4% fewer than the 369 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in W1H were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 139 children under 16 were killed or injured in W1H, 5.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 19% of collisions in W1H.

Where W1H ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,510th
Most casualties
1,729th
Most fatal collisions
2,396th
Most serious collisions
1,960th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday353 (14%)
  • Tuesday416 (17%)
  • Wednesday404 (16%)
  • Thursday411 (16%)
  • Friday415 (17%)
  • Saturday302 (12%)
  • Sunday208 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,852 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit635 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,780 (71%)
  • One way street or slip road460 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout33 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded57 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph176 (7%)
  • 30 mph2,327 (93%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,122 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds284 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (1%)
  • Not recorded43 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian725 (26%)
  • Car occupant679 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist585 (21%)
  • Cyclist378 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant205 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant188 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant40 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

W1H road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in W1H, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in W1H peaked at 107 in 1984; 2025 had 39.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 39
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253945
20242426
20233740
20222427
20213437
20202729
20194349
20183942
20174953
20163744
20153741
20142629
20133030
20123840
20113944
20104144
20093841
20084043
20074144
20063945
20053342
20043740
20035164
20026169
20016370
20005968
19995763
19986570
19975560
19966576
19956983
19945862
19937085
19926976
19917490
199091108
198995103
1988104120
1987104120
1986102112
198599110
1984107117
198396101
1982102110
198100
198011

Map of recent crashes in W1H

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in W1H

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in W1H

The 24 most recent collisions in W1H happened between 13 May and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in W1H

The A41 has the most collisions in W1H, 486 of 2,509 (19%), followed by the A5204 (323).

Collisions in W1H on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41486546561
2ndA5204323363053
3rdA5293327334
4thA40186213020
5thA501283002
6thA4205111201
7thB52391001
8thA42047801

Council area for W1H

W1H is in Westminster, where police recorded 101,118 collisions from 1979 to 2025. W1H accounts for 2.5% of them.

Town in W1H

All 2,509 collisions in W1H were in City of Westminster.