Crap Towns / Westminster / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Westminster?
There were 11.9 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Westminster from 2021 to 2025, 5.0 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 12.4, up from 10.7 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 10.7 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 12.6 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 12.6 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 11.1 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 12.4 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| City of London | 4.7 km | 61.0 |
| Westminster | – | 11.9 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 2.6 km | 8.1 |
| Southwark | 7.4 km | 6.3 |
| Lambeth | 7.2 km | 6.1 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 4.7 km | 5.8 |
| Wandsworth | 7.1 km | 5.1 |
| Tower Hamlets | 8.7 km | 5.1 |
| Camden | 3.7 km | 5.0 |
| Hackney | 8.0 km | 5.0 |
| Islington | 5.2 km | 4.6 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |