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City of Westminster road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 85,032 road traffic collisions in the City of Westminster from 1979 to 2025, and 96,271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 499 were fatal and 13,067 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1,070 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (1,003).

Collisions since 1979
85,032
3rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
96,271
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
499
507 people killed
Serious collisions
13,067
13,734 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1,070
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,185
Up 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for the City of Westminster

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal4990.6%
  • Serious13,06715%
  • Slight71,46684%

What the data shows

  • The City of Westminster had 12,206 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 13,860 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in the City of Westminster were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 4,203 children under 16 were killed or injured in the City of Westminster, 4.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 19% of collisions in the City of Westminster.

Where the City of Westminster ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
3rd
Most casualties
6th
Most fatal collisions
11th
Most serious collisions
4th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12,238 (14%)
  • Tuesday13,326 (16%)
  • Wednesday13,695 (16%)
  • Thursday13,746 (16%)
  • Friday14,519 (17%)
  • Saturday10,057 (12%)
  • Sunday7,451 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight60,103 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23,917 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown598 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit305 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting108 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway53,763 (63%)
  • One way street or slip road14,601 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway13,361 (16%)
  • Roundabout1,908 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1,399 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph4 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph5,600 (6.6%)
  • 30 mph78,318 (92%)
  • 40 mph532 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph359 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph171 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph29 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds72,410 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds9,029 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds666 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds391 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds204 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist59 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds23 (under 0.1%)
  • Other1,025 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1,225 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian29,099 (30%)
  • Car occupant19,264 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist18,844 (20%)
  • Cyclist13,557 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8,627 (9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4,773 (5%)
  • Van occupant1,400 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant264 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)182 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant126 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded87 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

The City of Westminster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the City of Westminster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in the City of Westminster peaked at 3,161 in 1984; 2025 had 1,070.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1,070
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251,0701,185
20241,0031,108
20231,1531,281
20221,2011,326
20211,0451,160
20209361,044
20191,4431,630
20181,3991,587
20171,5341,741
20161,4221,629
20151,4371,649
20141,4541,652
20131,4051,594
20121,4211,619
20111,3411,513
20101,3211,489
20091,3101,479
20081,3001,464
20071,3901,579
20061,4811,723
20051,4711,654
20041,7671,977
20031,9652,230
20021,9762,298
20012,2162,520
20002,3692,756
19992,4192,753
19982,4592,769
19972,3702,637
19962,3562,630
19952,1312,409
19942,2682,557
19932,2442,550
19922,2352,600
19912,3482,679
19902,8133,160
19892,8883,255
19882,8193,240
19872,7563,167
19862,7633,110
19852,9623,325
19843,1613,538
19833,0743,430
19823,1343,573
198100
198011
197911

Map of recent crashes in the City of Westminster

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in the City of Westminster

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in the City of Westminster

The 24 most recent collisions in the City of Westminster happened between 21 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in the City of Westminster

The A4 has the most collisions in the City of Westminster, 10,125 of 85,032 (12%), followed by the A40 (7,234).

Collisions in the City of Westminster on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA410,12511,316591,498
2ndA407,2348,105551,168
3rdA54,4995,16034667
4thA413,3173,83223542
5thA3023,1543,63819483
6thA42013,0193,3668454
7thA4042,8873,31627522
8thA32122,7163,16020459
9thA5012,5763,03217372
10thA2021,9172,21415356
11thA32141,4761,69717239
12thA4001,2691,3994187
13thA42061,2621,4506185
14thA4011,2311,3457182
15thB5071,1081,2697169
16thA32111,1061,32512212
17thA42029971,1784145
18thA3159411,0835185
19thA52049251,0432135
20thB3107838974137
21stA52057448545113
22ndA42077408106134
23rdA42097137926120
24thA42056547066115
25thB3236306842104
26thB413629709595
27thA3217621736299
28thB506542606079
29thB411537592169
30thB324470524170

Council areas covering the City of Westminster

Collisions in the City of Westminster were recorded in 9 council areas. Westminster has 83,233 of 85,032 (98%).

Collisions in the City of Westminster by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWestminster83,23394,24649212,818
2ndKensington and Chelsea1,5751,7746221
3rdCamden102119013
4thCity of London485208
5thBrent475004
6thHammersmith and Fulham7700
7thTower Hamlets6600
8thBarnet4600
9thWandsworth4400

Postcode districts in the City of Westminster

Collisions in the City of Westminster were recorded in 37 postcode districts, led by W2 (11,566) and W9 (5,162).