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Camden road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 786 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2006, and 872 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2005 (935), and casualties fell from 1,036.

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

Collisions in 2006
786
Down 16% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
872
Down 16% on 2005
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 2006

1% of collisions in Camden in 2006 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious11415%
  • Slight66484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious11513%
  • Slight74986%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 786, down 16% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 786
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (13%)
  • Tuesday118 (15%)
  • Wednesday160 (20%)
  • Thursday130 (17%)
  • Friday126 (16%)
  • Saturday81 (10%)
  • Sunday69 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (7.3%)
  • February57 (7.3%)
  • March69 (8.8%)
  • April53 (6.7%)
  • May72 (9.2%)
  • June60 (7.6%)
  • July78 (9.9%)
  • August69 (8.8%)
  • September73 (9.3%)
  • October72 (9.2%)
  • November61 (7.8%)
  • December65 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight553 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit231 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds715 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (6.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry695 (88%)
  • Wet or damp89 (11%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph781 (99%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway679 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road77 (9.8%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian247 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist187 (21%)
  • Car occupant177 (20%)
  • Cyclist159 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2064 (7.3%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35238 (27%)
  • 36 to 45175 (20%)
  • 46 to 5580 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.4%)
  • Over 7517 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded71 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider493 (57%)
  • Pedestrian247 (28%)
  • Passenger132 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car621 (48%)
  • Motorcycle215 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle171 (13%)
  • Bus or coach103 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car63 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Camden ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 60th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Camden in 2006

Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Camden in 2006, with 168 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2006

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2006: 102, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400102115017
2ndA41566815
3rdA4200556209
4thA40515416
5thA502465019
6thA5014548210
7thA503353902
8thA401343704
9thA5200293805
10thA5282904
11thB510272801
12thB518161921
13thA5202151701
14thB511121401
15thA4201111103
16thB517111103
17thA201101002
18thB5259900
19thB5048903
20thB5078901

Towns in Camden: crashes in 2006

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 728.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2006

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2006: 240.

Latest crashes in Camden in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2006, 3 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years