SW10 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SW10 postcode district recorded 1,584 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,805 casualties. Of these collisions, 9 were fatal and 224 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 59% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 224
- Casualties
- 1,805
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 224
- Casualties
- 1,805
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SW10
Towns in SW10
Roads in SW10
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SW10 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SW10 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,584
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,805
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
9
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
224
14.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SW10 postcode district
Collisions in the SW10 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (17.3% of the total), with 33.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
70.6% of recorded collisions in the SW10 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SW10 postcode district have produced 1,805 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.7% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 153 collisions, Monday 225 collisions, Tuesday 245 collisions, Wednesday 227 collisions, Thursday 274 collisions, Friday 271 collisions, Saturday 189 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,058 collisions, Darkness 526 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,118 collisions, One way street 202 collisions, Dual carriageway 122 collisions, One way street/Slip road 90 collisions, Unknown 39 collisions, Roundabout 8 collisions, Slip road 5 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 182 collisions, 30 mph 1,395 collisions, 40 mph 7 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,332 collisions, Raining no high winds 173 collisions, Unknown 34 collisions, Other 32 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,267 casualties, Passenger 237 casualties, Pedestrian 301 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SW10 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SW10 postcode district?
1,584 collisions have been recorded in the SW10 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,805 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SW10 postcode district were serious or fatal?
9 were fatal and 224 were serious — 14.7% of all recorded collisions in the SW10 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SW10 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the SW10 postcode district, accounting for 17.3% of them, and 33.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SW10 postcode district happen on?
70.6% of collisions in the SW10 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SW10 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 16.7% of the 1,805 casualties recorded in the SW10 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SW10 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SW10 postcode district rose 59% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for the SW10 postcode district come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for the SW10 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.