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Camden road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,441 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2001, and 1,655 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2000 (1,434), and casualties rose from 1,639.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 57,209 collisions in Camden.

Collisions in 2001
1,441
Level with 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,655
Up 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
9
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 2001

0.6% of collisions in Camden in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious20014%
  • Slight1,23285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious21613%
  • Slight1,43086%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,441, level with 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001: 1,441
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday194 (13%)
  • Tuesday216 (15%)
  • Wednesday232 (16%)
  • Thursday241 (17%)
  • Friday242 (17%)
  • Saturday164 (11%)
  • Sunday152 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5992 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5942 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59228 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59256 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59318 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59257 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59116 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January133 (9.2%)
  • February101 (7%)
  • March126 (8.7%)
  • April112 (7.8%)
  • May146 (10%)
  • June125 (8.7%)
  • July137 (9.5%)
  • August103 (7.1%)
  • September115 (8%)
  • October121 (8.4%)
  • November114 (7.9%)
  • December108 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight988 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit437 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,184 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds190 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded53 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,128 (78%)
  • Wet or damp304 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,433 (99%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway962 (67%)
  • One way street or slip road318 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (11%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist438 (26%)
  • Pedestrian399 (24%)
  • Cyclist187 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant105 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 20148 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 25211 (13%)
  • 26 to 35523 (32%)
  • 36 to 45281 (17%)
  • 46 to 55156 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6567 (4%)
  • 66 to 7543 (2.6%)
  • Over 7536 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded104 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider935 (56%)
  • Pedestrian399 (24%)
  • Passenger321 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,265 (52%)
  • Motorcycle501 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle195 (8%)
  • Bus or coach168 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes136 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car109 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 26th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Camden in 2001

Camden Town, Camden, NW1 9PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Camden in 2001, with 242 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2001

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2001: 220, including 2 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400220252235
2ndA50295106013
3rdA50192112015
4thA418910109
5thA420085100214
6thA40748609
7thA503738407
8thA5505506
9thA5200505615
10thA4014247010
11thA5202354303
12thB518303727
13thB509273207
14thB510273105
15thA4201242804
16thB511191910
17thB517141501
18thB525141401
19thB519131602
20thA5201121411

Towns in Camden: crashes in 2001

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 1,321.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2001

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2001: 460.

Latest crashes in Camden in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years