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Camden road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,225 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2002, and 1,404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 208 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2001 (1,441), and casualties fell from 1,655.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,225
Down 15% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,404
Down 15% on 2001
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
208
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 2002

0.7% of collisions in Camden in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious20817%
  • Slight1,00982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious22316%
  • Slight1,17384%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,225, down 15% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002: 1,225
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday181 (15%)
  • Tuesday204 (17%)
  • Wednesday190 (16%)
  • Thursday197 (16%)
  • Friday201 (16%)
  • Saturday135 (11%)
  • Sunday117 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5968 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5942 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59197 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59196 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59267 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59224 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January105 (8.6%)
  • February76 (6.2%)
  • March100 (8.2%)
  • April87 (7.1%)
  • May106 (8.7%)
  • June107 (8.7%)
  • July113 (9.2%)
  • August105 (8.6%)
  • September118 (9.6%)
  • October115 (9.4%)
  • November101 (8.2%)
  • December92 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight836 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit356 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds990 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds188 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded34 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry923 (75%)
  • Wet or damp298 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,219 (100%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway785 (64%)
  • One way street or slip road301 (25%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (11%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (29%)
  • Pedestrian365 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist313 (22%)
  • Cyclist169 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1035 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 20117 (8.3%)
  • 21 to 25168 (12%)
  • 26 to 35430 (31%)
  • 36 to 45262 (19%)
  • 46 to 55129 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6567 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7539 (2.8%)
  • Over 7524 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded82 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider800 (57%)
  • Pedestrian365 (26%)
  • Passenger239 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,139 (55%)
  • Motorcycle382 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle171 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach128 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes114 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car81 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 29th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Camden in 2002

Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Camden in 2002, with 199 collisions, 27 of them serious.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2002

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2002: 165, including 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400165195028
2ndA417694016
3rdA5027686117
4thA5017278212
5thA5036976112
6thA4200586514
7thA405460012
8thA401414806
9thA5200384007
10thB510353907
11thA5333605
12thA5202323607
13thB518303407
14thB509232803
15thB511182102
16thA201151705
17thB525141502
18thA4201132000
19thB506111102
20thB504101001

Towns in Camden: crashes in 2002

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 1,126.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2002

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2002: 357.

Latest crashes in Camden in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2002, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years