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Camden road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 748 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2007, and 841 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2006 (786), and casualties fell from 872.

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

Collisions in 2007
748
Down 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
841
Down 4% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 2007

0.8% of collisions in Camden in 2007 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious9413%
  • Slight64887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious9912%
  • Slight73688%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 748, down 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 748
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (14%)
  • Tuesday112 (15%)
  • Wednesday109 (15%)
  • Thursday137 (18%)
  • Friday122 (16%)
  • Saturday82 (11%)
  • Sunday82 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8.2%)
  • February52 (7%)
  • March57 (7.6%)
  • April45 (6%)
  • May76 (10%)
  • June58 (7.8%)
  • July80 (11%)
  • August65 (8.7%)
  • September67 (9%)
  • October73 (9.8%)
  • November67 (9%)
  • December47 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight540 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit202 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds622 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry613 (82%)
  • Wet or damp133 (18%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph738 (99%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway582 (78%)
  • One way street or slip road83 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian234 (28%)
  • Car occupant186 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (21%)
  • Cyclist154 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2045 (5.4%)
  • 21 to 2587 (10%)
  • 26 to 35249 (30%)
  • 36 to 45177 (21%)
  • 46 to 5580 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.5%)
  • Over 7526 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded74 (8.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (58%)
  • Pedestrian234 (28%)
  • Passenger119 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car624 (51%)
  • Motorcycle199 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle156 (13%)
  • Bus or coach87 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car51 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 63rd most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Camden in 2007

Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Camden in 2007, with 158 collisions, 26 of them serious.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2007

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2007: 108, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400108128218
2ndA4200525814
3rdA41444915
4thA501414414
5thA502414719
6thA503374403
7thA401364004
8thA40343809
9thA5200343806
10thB510242604
11thA5162102
12thB509161700
13thA201111301
14thB511111201
15thB525111102
16thA4201101601
17thA5202101002
18thB5189900
19thB5027700
20thA52016601

Towns in Camden: crashes in 2007

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 692.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2007

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2007: 225.

Latest crashes in Camden in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years