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W1U road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,862 road traffic collisions in the W1U postcode district, Westminster, from 1982 to 2025, and 3,307 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 431 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, down 22% on 2024 (32).

Collisions since 1982
2,862
1,364th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,307
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
15 people killed
Serious collisions
431
461 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Down 22% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
29
Down 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for W1U

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal140.5%
  • Serious43115%
  • Slight2,41784%

What the data shows

  • W1U had 404 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 476 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in W1U were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 83 children under 16 were killed or injured in W1U, 2.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 18% of collisions in W1U.

Where W1U ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,364th
Most casualties
1,553rd
Most fatal collisions
2,302nd
Most serious collisions
1,681st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday463 (16%)
  • Tuesday470 (16%)
  • Wednesday482 (17%)
  • Thursday488 (17%)
  • Friday437 (15%)
  • Saturday290 (10%)
  • Sunday232 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,165 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit671 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,569 (55%)
  • One way street or slip road661 (23%)
  • Dual carriageway584 (20%)
  • Roundabout1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded47 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph183 (6.4%)
  • 30 mph2,654 (93%)
  • 40 mph14 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,411 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds324 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other35 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded54 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian1,106 (33%)
  • Car occupant729 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist612 (19%)
  • Cyclist417 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant182 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant179 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant57 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

W1U road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in W1U, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in W1U peaked at 126 in 1984; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252529
20243235
20234246
20224246
20214145
20203237
20194850
20184751
20175865
20163742
20154748
20145060
20135663
20124045
20114453
20104851
20093744
20083536
20074754
20067284
20055256
20045469
20036072
20026279
20015862
20007790
19998290
19988096
199794109
19968491
19958294
19947081
199381101
199275122
19916169
1990103121
1989108130
198887100
198796109
198695109
198589100
1984126141
1983101113
1982105119

Map of recent crashes in W1U

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in W1U

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in W1U

The 24 most recent collisions in W1U happened between 29 January and 8 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in W1U

The A41 has the most collisions in W1U, 879 of 2,862 (31%), followed by the A501 (444).

Collisions in W1U on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA418791,0645152
2ndA501444535083
3rdA5204393455253
4thB524380399148
5thB523156192327
6thA40282915

Council area for W1U

W1U is in Westminster, where police recorded 101,118 collisions from 1979 to 2025. W1U accounts for 2.8% of them.

Town in W1U

All 2,862 collisions in W1U were in City of Westminster.