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Camden road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 729 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2008, and 853 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2007 (748), and casualties rose from 841.

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

Collisions in 2008
729
Down 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
853
Up 1% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 2008

0.5% of collisions in Camden in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious11215%
  • Slight61384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious11914%
  • Slight73086%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 729, down 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 729
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (12%)
  • Tuesday136 (19%)
  • Wednesday107 (15%)
  • Thursday108 (15%)
  • Friday129 (18%)
  • Saturday91 (12%)
  • Sunday70 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (5.3%)
  • February43 (5.9%)
  • March50 (6.9%)
  • April68 (9.3%)
  • May71 (9.7%)
  • June89 (12%)
  • July60 (8.2%)
  • August50 (6.9%)
  • September80 (11%)
  • October62 (8.5%)
  • November62 (8.5%)
  • December55 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight520 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit203 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds617 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry594 (81%)
  • Wet or damp133 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph725 (99%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway622 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (26%)
  • Pedestrian196 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist184 (22%)
  • Cyclist167 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2045 (5.3%)
  • 21 to 2599 (12%)
  • 26 to 35262 (31%)
  • 36 to 45174 (20%)
  • 46 to 5585 (10%)
  • 56 to 6540 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.9%)
  • Over 7513 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded83 (9.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider519 (61%)
  • Pedestrian196 (23%)
  • Passenger138 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car585 (47%)
  • Motorcycle210 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle177 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach83 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car72 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 60th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Camden in 2008

Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Camden in 2008, with 145 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2008

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2008: 104, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400104124017
2ndA4200495818
3rdA501465908
4thA502465007
5thA41445005
6thA503445006
7thA40394204
8thA401395205
9thA5200293213
10thA5263302
11thB509172403
12thA5202131304
13thB510121202
14thB511121501
15thB517121804
16thB518111104
17thA20191003
18thA420191000
19thB5258801
20thB5197901

Towns in Camden: crashes in 2008

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 679.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2008

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2008: 236.

Latest crashes in Camden in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2008, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years