Crap Towns / Hammersmith and Fulham / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Hammersmith and Fulham?
There were 5.8 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Hammersmith and Fulham from 2021 to 2025, 2.4 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 6.0, up from 5.2 in 2021.
The bridge is shut, so everything goes round the Hammersmith gyratory. Then it doesn't go anywhere.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.2 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 6.0 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 5.9 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 6.0 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| City of London | 9.2 km | 61.0 |
| Westminster | 4.7 km | 11.9 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 2.1 km | 8.1 |
| Lambeth | 8.5 km | 6.1 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | – | 5.8 |
| Wandsworth | 5.4 km | 5.1 |
| Camden | 7.2 km | 5.0 |
| Richmond upon Thames | 8.6 km | 4.9 |
| Merton | 9.6 km | 3.8 |
| Ealing | 8.2 km | 3.2 |
| Brent | 7.8 km | 3.1 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |