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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 35,356 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea from 1980 to 2025, and 39,733 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 222 were fatal and 5,360 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 511 collisions, level with 2024 (513).

Collisions since 1980
35,356
37th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
39,733
1.12 per collision
Fatal collisions
222
222 people killed
Serious collisions
5,360
5,615 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
511
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
552
Down 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Kensington and Chelsea

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal2220.6%
  • Serious5,36015%
  • Slight29,77484%

What the data shows

  • Kensington and Chelsea had 5,696 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% fewer than the 6,274 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,049 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kensington and Chelsea, 5.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 18% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea.

Where Kensington and Chelsea ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
37th
Most casualties
42nd
Most fatal collisions
52nd
Most serious collisions
39th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,983 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,471 (15%)
  • Wednesday5,609 (16%)
  • Thursday5,681 (16%)
  • Friday5,926 (17%)
  • Saturday4,438 (13%)
  • Sunday3,248 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight24,770 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10,220 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown263 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit68 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway24,941 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway5,795 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road3,100 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout926 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded594 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2,349 (6.6%)
  • 30 mph32,173 (91%)
  • 40 mph275 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph317 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph156 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph86 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds30,185 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,787 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds227 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds186 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds85 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist27 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (under 0.1%)
  • Other403 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded444 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian10,467 (26%)
  • Car occupant9,571 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist8,997 (23%)
  • Cyclist6,380 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,088 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1,345 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant597 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant96 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)88 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant45 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded43 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Kensington and Chelsea peaked at 1,239 in 1984; 2025 had 511.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 511
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025511552
2024513557
2023583633
2022542586
2021540575
2020494552
2019645715
2018622676
2017630719
2016616690
2015566639
2014645722
2013580642
2012604676
2011665755
2010646721
2009598665
2008681770
2007619699
2006670740
2005708807
2004567651
2003643744
2002672808
2001773874
20009611,142
19999631,080
19989511,055
19979711,083
19969161,019
19959651,095
19941,0241,156
19931,0331,162
19921,0171,116
19911,0251,154
19901,1661,312
19891,1561,268
19881,1071,272
19871,0011,123
19861,0271,168
19851,0981,269
19841,2391,387
19831,1661,304
19821,2361,399
198100
198011

Map of recent crashes in Kensington and Chelsea

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kensington and Chelsea

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea

The 24 most recent collisions in Kensington and Chelsea happened between 9 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kensington and Chelsea

The A4 has the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 3,546 of 35,356 (10%), followed by the A3220 (3,401).

Collisions in Kensington and Chelsea on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA43,5464,19040632
2ndA32203,4013,96644497
3rdA3153,0383,32414413
4thA32172,8043,05610427
5thA3082,1452,36410339
6thB4501,8732,0985253
7thA401,6791,91915275
8thA32181,4741,6348255
9thA32161,0331,1566150
10thA4029731,0842146
11thB4126898023113
12thA4204618667296
13thA3212414466173
14thB316393443361
15thB304375413164
16thA4206340360339
17thA304310337147
18thB325310348241
19thB319289320230
20thB415273297046
21stB302210231234
22ndM41170208215
23rdA40(M)145184217
24thB3146578012
25thA205171713
26thA3214111302
27thA30318901
28thB3108900
29thA414701
30thA2173402

Council areas covering Kensington and Chelsea

Collisions in Kensington and Chelsea were recorded in 5 council areas. Kensington and Chelsea has 34,228 of 35,356 (97%).

Collisions in Kensington and Chelsea by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stKensington and Chelsea34,22838,3552145,231
2ndHammersmith and Fulham8851,096597
3rdWestminster234270231
4thWandsworth4711
5thCity of London3300

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea

Collisions in Kensington and Chelsea were recorded in 12 postcode districts, led by SW3 (5,883) and W11 (5,348).