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Camden road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,044 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2004, and 1,174 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2003 (1,142), and casualties fell from 1,265.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,044
Down 9% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,174
Down 7% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 2004

0.4% of collisions in Camden in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious13913%
  • Slight90186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious14412%
  • Slight1,02687%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,044, down 9% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 1,044
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (15%)
  • Tuesday195 (19%)
  • Wednesday153 (15%)
  • Thursday151 (14%)
  • Friday162 (16%)
  • Saturday120 (11%)
  • Sunday104 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59181 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59190 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59196 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (7.8%)
  • February72 (6.9%)
  • March101 (9.7%)
  • April68 (6.5%)
  • May94 (9%)
  • June100 (9.6%)
  • July107 (10%)
  • August86 (8.2%)
  • September92 (8.8%)
  • October82 (7.9%)
  • November90 (8.6%)
  • December71 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight712 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit313 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds866 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry810 (78%)
  • Wet or damp222 (21%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,041 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway744 (71%)
  • One way street or slip road179 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (11%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian324 (28%)
  • Car occupant274 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist238 (20%)
  • Cyclist189 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant100 (8.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1543 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2076 (6.5%)
  • 21 to 25133 (11%)
  • 26 to 35333 (28%)
  • 36 to 45232 (20%)
  • 46 to 55114 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (2.7%)
  • Over 7532 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded68 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider627 (53%)
  • Pedestrian324 (28%)
  • Passenger223 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car831 (49%)
  • Motorcycle281 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle191 (11%)
  • Bus or coach150 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car79 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 38th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
250th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Camden in 2004

Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Camden in 2004, with 183 collisions, 21 of them serious.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2004

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2004: 143, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400143165020
2ndA417493010
3rdA5017280015
4thA40717807
5thA4200606707
6thA502596226
7thA503535807
8thA401455006
9thA5200414805
10thA53846011
11thB510232504
12thA5202202402
13thB509192302
14thA4201171801
15thB518161803
16thA5201101401
17thB5028802
18thB5118800
19thA52036702
20thB5046600

Towns in Camden: crashes in 2004

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 959.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2004

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2004: 312.

Latest crashes in Camden in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years