Ealing has recorded a 32% drop in overall road casualties since 2017, falling from a peak of 1,266 to 862 in 2024. However, the most recent data from Transport for London (TfL) reveals a rise in injuries to pedestrians and pedal cyclists in the borough last year.
According to the figures, pedestrian casualties rose from 151 in 2023 to 195 in 2024 — a 29% increase. Pedal cycle casualties also jumped, rising from 125 in 2022 to 141 in 2024. These increases came despite the total number of casualties falling to its lowest level in the eight-year reporting period.
Since 2017, Ealing has recorded between three and seven fatal road casualties each year, with 2024 reporting six deaths — up from four in 2023. The highest number of fatalities in the period occurred in 2019, with seven deaths, followed by five in 2018 and 2020.
Pedestrians continue to be disproportionately affected: in 2024, four of the six fatalities were pedestrians — double the number seen in each of the previous two years. TfL’s data also shows that no cyclist fatalities have occurred in Ealing since 2017, when two were recorded.
Speaking to EALING.NEWS, Councillor Gary Malcolm, leader of Ealing Liberal Democrats said: “Ealing Council often promotes transport schemes without thinking of the impact on all users especially pedestrians. Liberal Democrats want to see a situation where the council and residents work properly with councillors to make changes that will not disadvantage the most vulnerable users like walkers and cyclists. Remember we are all pedestrians.”
In 2024, local campaigners Make Uxbridge Road Safe criticised the lack of safety improvements at West Ealing’s Lido Junction, citing a long history of serious incidents. The group formed after former police officer Claudia Manera was killed at the junction in October 2017 when she was knocked from her bike by a lorry driver.
A spokesperson for the group told EALING.NEWS at the time: “Since the tragic death of Claudia Manera at this junction in 2017, we have made repeated calls on both Ealing Council and Transport for London to take urgent action to make this notoriously dangerous junction safe. Sadly, our calls have gone unanswered.”
In a previous statement to EALING.NEWS, an Ealing Council spokesperson responded: “Safety along Uxbridge Road is of high priority to the council, as is creating sustainable highways and tackling climate change. We aim to make the streets and environment safer and healthier for everyone, including cyclists and pedestrians.”
TfL’s newly published 2024 casualty report shows an overall decrease across the capital in people killed or seriously injured on London’s roads — down to 3,696, the lowest figure on record outside of the pandemic years.
Ealing’s long-term improvement mirrors this, especially in car-related casualties, which dropped nearly 50% since 2017, from 528 to 267 in 2024. Motorcycle and taxi-related incidents have remained stable or declined, while those involving buses, goods vehicles, and private hire vehicles continue to represent a small share of overall collisions.
Speaking to EALING.NEWS, Neil Reynolds, chair of Ealing Green Party said: “These statistics show the impact a council can have on road safety. The introduction of 20 mph speed limits by a previous council leadership has reduced collisions and casualties generally. The current administration removed pedestrian and cycling safety schemes on 50km of roads, with predictable results. Replacement schemes are often either non-existent or in planning stages. The council should prioritise people’s safety, over endless consultation.”
Deputy Mayor for Transport Seb Dance said: “These figures show encouraging signs that our efforts to reduce road danger in London are making a difference, but every death or serious injury is one too many and we know there is much more work to do.”
Lilli Matson, TfL’s chief safety, health and environment officer, added: “It is imperative for us to continue doing all we can to meet the Mayor’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating death and serious injury on London’s roads.”
TfL says it is investing £87 million in borough-level safety projects across London this year – including the expansion of 20mph speed limits, safer junction redesigns, and 95km of new cycleways to protect vulnerable road users and support sustainable travel.
