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Camden road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 57,209 road traffic collisions in Camden from 1979 to 2025, and 64,390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 357 were fatal and 8,341 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 675 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (652), and casualties fell from 723 to 721.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
57,209
24th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64,390
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
357
0.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
675
Up 4% on 2024

Crash severity in Camden

0.6% of collisions in Camden from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3570.6%
  • Serious8,34115%
  • Slight48,51185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3580.6%
  • Serious8,70814%
  • Slight55,32486%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. In 2025 there were 675, up 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 675
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025675721
2024652723
2023727786
2022752821
2021691743
2020616668
20199221,009
20189111,024
20179671,081
2016818919
20159361,086
20149211,037
2013785865
2012749840
2011845932
2010856964
2009815908
2008729853
2007748841
2006786872
20059351,036
20041,0441,174
20031,1421,265
20021,2251,404
20011,4411,655
20001,4341,639
19991,4511,637
19981,4291,592
19971,4831,677
19961,5321,700
19951,5971,787
19941,4741,665
19931,4341,622
19921,4631,658
19911,4501,650
19901,7241,853
19891,7641,926
19881,7281,941
19871,6391,852
19861,7542,007
19851,7161,908
19841,7932,022
19831,7682,008
19821,7421,968
19811,6191,892
19801,7812,050
19791,7462,109

When and where crashes happen in Camden

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8,309 (15%)
  • Tuesday8,836 (15%)
  • Wednesday9,168 (16%)
  • Thursday9,234 (16%)
  • Friday9,591 (17%)
  • Saturday6,770 (12%)
  • Sunday5,301 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,955 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,277 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595,409 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599,555 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5910,273 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5912,302 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599,308 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596,130 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January4,261 (7.4%)
  • February4,178 (7.3%)
  • March4,842 (8.5%)
  • April4,459 (7.8%)
  • May4,968 (8.7%)
  • June4,998 (8.7%)
  • July5,165 (9%)
  • August4,583 (8%)
  • September4,868 (8.5%)
  • October5,370 (9.4%)
  • November5,074 (8.9%)
  • December4,443 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight39,716 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16,683 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown625 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit127 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds42,804 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds6,890 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds409 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds253 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds199 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist58 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (under 0.1%)
  • Other4,975 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded1,603 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry44,540 (78%)
  • Wet or damp11,872 (21%)
  • Frost or ice235 (0.4%)
  • Snow166 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel21 (under 0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep9 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded365 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph5,084 (8.9%)
  • 30 mph51,831 (91%)
  • 40 mph249 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph29 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway37,946 (66%)
  • One way street or slip road9,830 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway6,020 (11%)
  • Roundabout238 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3,175 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Camden

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian18,082 (28%)
  • Car occupant16,102 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist13,193 (20%)
  • Cyclist9,958 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3,762 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1,795 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant1,068 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant166 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)119 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant59 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded64 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5806 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 101,314 (2%)
  • 11 to 151,800 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 205,967 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2510,124 (16%)
  • 26 to 3517,114 (27%)
  • 36 to 459,424 (15%)
  • 46 to 555,927 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 653,584 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 752,086 (3.2%)
  • Over 751,499 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4,745 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider35,040 (54%)
  • Pedestrian18,082 (28%)
  • Passenger11,268 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car49,417 (52%)
  • Motorcycle15,575 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle10,579 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6,240 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach5,490 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4,903 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,559 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle726 (0.8%)
  • Minibus150 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)86 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Camden

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Camden

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Camden ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 24th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
21stBristol59,61371,8277028,684
22ndCounty Durham59,22885,9231,36610,796
23rdKirklees57,24878,87383110,189
24thCamden (this area)57,20964,3903578,341
25thWandsworth56,74464,9924258,950
26thBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole55,87570,6745429,172
27thNottingham54,18667,38661510,547

Accident hotspots in Camden

Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area is the busiest accident hotspot in Camden, with 3,663 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 22 of them fatal.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden from 1979 to 2025: 7,255, including 48 fatal and 1,084 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4007,2558,206481,084
2ndA5013,7594,28138560
3rdA413,6134,22929560
4thA5023,5724,05120513
5thA42003,1113,49119447
6thA402,8533,13013370
7thA5032,6383,07615428
8thA4011,9522,1379255
9thA51,8982,08820300
10thA52001,7561,9389243
11thB5101,3391,4597187
12thA52021,3181,5199190
13thB5091,1071,27514186
14thB5181,0751,2178158
15thA42018409673119
16thB511681760292
17thB517568623997
18thB525470521063
19thA201440493469
20thA5201400439354

Towns in Camden

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 48,069.

Postcode districts in Camden

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden from 1979 to 2025: 15,602.

Latest crashes in Camden

Of the latest 24 crashes in Camden, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity