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Hounslow road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 40,791 road traffic collisions in Hounslow from 1979 to 2025, and 49,433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 381 were fatal and 5,796 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 622 collisions, up 8% on 2024 (574).

Collisions since 1979
40,791
28th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
49,433
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
381
401 people killed
Serious collisions
5,796
6,330 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
622
Up 8% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
737
Up 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Hounslow

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal3810.9%
  • Serious5,79614%
  • Slight34,61485%

What the data shows

  • Hounslow had 6,565 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 5% fewer than the 6,925 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Hounslow were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 5,195 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hounslow, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 23% of collisions in Hounslow.

Where Hounslow ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
28th
Most casualties
29th
Most fatal collisions
20th
Most serious collisions
32nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,824 (14%)
  • Tuesday6,300 (15%)
  • Wednesday6,211 (15%)
  • Thursday6,387 (16%)
  • Friday6,790 (17%)
  • Saturday5,156 (13%)
  • Sunday4,123 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight29,095 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10,884 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown595 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit158 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway27,596 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway9,598 (24%)
  • Roundabout2,433 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road732 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded432 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1,946 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph30,555 (75%)
  • 40 mph6,527 (16%)
  • 50 mph908 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph202 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph648 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds33,244 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,797 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds369 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds283 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds125 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist118 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (under 0.1%)
  • Other673 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1,166 (2.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant24,462 (49%)
  • Pedestrian8,173 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist7,262 (15%)
  • Cyclist5,445 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,972 (4%)
  • Van occupant1,064 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant564 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)150 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant136 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant129 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded57 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hounslow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hounslow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hounslow peaked at 1,404 in 1984; 2025 had 622.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 622
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025622737
2024574682
2023608682
2022682823
2021593689
2020547623
2019681802
2018696832
2017771962
2016791943
2015757894
2014804952
2013657770
2012647778
2011694868
2010692869
2009645768
2008669830
2007657816
2006703871
2005734925
2004783954
20039261,148
20029851,218
20011,0641,348
20001,0771,312
19999771,189
19981,0961,372
19971,2121,463
19961,1581,402
19951,1231,342
19941,1141,341
19931,1381,401
19921,0521,259
19911,2171,438
19901,3331,578
19891,3231,613
19881,1951,456
19871,2681,590
19861,2371,514
19851,2231,507
19841,4041,681
19831,3241,558
19821,3371,632
198100
198000
197911

Map of recent crashes in Hounslow

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hounslow

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hounslow

The 24 most recent collisions in Hounslow happened between 18 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hounslow

The A315 has the most collisions in Hounslow, 7,629 of 40,791 (19%), followed by the A4 (6,446).

Collisions in Hounslow on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3157,6298,888831,085
2ndA46,4468,322103941
3rdA3122,8453,54925383
4thA2441,5271,80113222
5thA30061,2691,5498159
6thA3141,2071,46010196
7thA30051,0841,3125135
8thM41,0041,50314134
9thA3109991,1554147
10thA3169361,1429170
11thA309031,21714130
12thA3063703864589
13thB3377570673776
14thB454381475246
15thA3002379449355
16thA205356415239
17thA406292379236
18thA3000277319539
19thB363277336135
20thB361255298239
21stA3004222249335
22ndA4127203239132
23rdB455194222029
24thB452101111023
25thA30598118615
26thB40990102219
27thA402899908
28thA30018289218
29thB4917070012
30thB3003617005

Council areas covering Hounslow

Collisions in Hounslow were recorded in 7 council areas. Hounslow has 40,318 of 40,791 (99%).

Collisions in Hounslow by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHounslow40,31848,8803815,737
2ndRichmond upon Thames204250027
3rdHammersmith and Fulham159177017
4thHillingdon434808
5thEaling313302
6thSpelthorne161902
7thHeathrow Airport9902

Postcode districts in Hounslow

Collisions in Hounslow were recorded in 18 postcode districts, led by W4 (6,454) and TW5 (5,565).