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Richmond upon Thames road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 22,070 road traffic collisions in Richmond upon Thames from 1980 to 2025, and 25,516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 160 were fatal and 3,657 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 290 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (275).

Collisions since 1980
22,070
61st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
25,516
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
160
166 people killed
Serious collisions
3,657
3,926 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
290
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
319
Up 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Richmond upon Thames

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal1600.7%
  • Serious3,65717%
  • Slight18,25383%

What the data shows

  • Richmond upon Thames had 3,173 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 10% fewer than the 3,520 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Richmond upon Thames were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,389 children under 16 were killed or injured in Richmond upon Thames, 9.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 24% of collisions in Richmond upon Thames.

Where Richmond upon Thames ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
61st
Most casualties
64th
Most fatal collisions
75th
Most serious collisions
60th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,076 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,446 (16%)
  • Wednesday3,315 (15%)
  • Thursday3,463 (16%)
  • Friday3,663 (17%)
  • Saturday3,063 (14%)
  • Sunday2,044 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight16,187 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,441 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown296 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit121 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway17,894 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway1,992 (9%)
  • Roundabout1,342 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road596 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded246 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1,311 (5.9%)
  • 30 mph19,428 (88%)
  • 40 mph1,267 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph49 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph8 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph7 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds18,059 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,650 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds176 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds132 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist65 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds53 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (under 0.1%)
  • Other340 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded592 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant9,507 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist4,749 (19%)
  • Cyclist4,649 (18%)
  • Pedestrian4,623 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,109 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant504 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant170 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant72 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)59 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant53 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Richmond upon Thames road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmond upon Thames, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in Richmond upon Thames peaked at 883 in 1983; 2025 had 290.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 290
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025290319
2024275306
2023298325
2022313349
2021280312
2020290329
2019349401
2018358401
2017362424
2016358412
2015335374
2014429502
2013375427
2012353399
2011382431
2010347402
2009306348
2008342392
2007329394
2006322385
2005384445
2004443517
2003519605
2002505585
2001565647
2000581660
1999520598
1998582662
1997626734
1996647759
1995629726
1994637731
1993623746
1992606681
1991650737
1990724829
1989735872
1988682796
1987709833
1986732868
1985752866
1984797939
19838831,021
19828421,023
198122
198022

Map of recent crashes in Richmond upon Thames

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Richmond upon Thames

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 Richmond upon Thames

The 24 most recent collisions in Richmond upon Thames happened between 26 November and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Richmond upon Thames

The A305 has the most collisions in Richmond upon Thames, 2,876 of 22,070 (13%), followed by the A316 (2,315).

Collisions in Richmond upon Thames on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3052,8763,27827490
2ndA3162,3152,73424342
3rdA3071,6691,88515280
4thA3101,5671,79310274
5thA2051,5601,7969259
6thA3081,1101,3657176
7thB3581,0401,26911192
8thA3118259575143
9thA3137598976113
10thA3066568028129
11thA3003546609088
12thB353487539094
13thA309458508473
14thA312447539167
15thB361404468273
16thA3004352391357
17thA314332403359
18thB351162170024
19thB350150167227
20thB3217886015
21stB3497483113
22ndB3226067110
23rdB360596316
24thB375446318
25thA3008313218
26thB359212204

Council areas covering Richmond upon Thames

Collisions in Richmond upon Thames were recorded in 5 council areas. Richmond upon Thames has 21,891 of 22,070 (99%).

Collisions in Richmond upon Thames by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRichmond upon Thames21,89125,3051573,629
2ndHounslow133157318
3rdKingston upon Thames151702
4thSpelthorne131803
5thHavering4403

Postcode districts in Richmond upon Thames

Collisions in Richmond upon Thames were recorded in 17 postcode districts, led by TW1 (4,004) and TW9 (3,819).