Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A5200 in Camden, 31 Dec 2009, 08:30
- Ford Focus and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12810
Camden road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics
Police recorded 815 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2009, and 908 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 133 were serious.
Collisions were up 12% on 2008 (729), and casualties rose from 853.
Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 57,209 collisions in Camden.
- Collisions in 2009
- 815
- Up 12% on 2008
- Casualties in 2009
- 908
- Up 6% on 2008
- Fatal collisions
- 5
- 0.6% of collisions
- Serious collisions
- 133
- 16% of collisions
Crash severity in Camden in 2009
0.6% of collisions in Camden in 2009 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.
Collisions by worst injury
- Fatal50.6%
- Serious13316%
- Slight67783%
People hurt, by injury
- Fatal50.6%
- Serious13615%
- Slight76784%
Camden road accidents by year
Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025
Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 815, up 12% on 2008.
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2009: 815
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 675 | 721 |
| 2024 | 652 | 723 |
| 2023 | 727 | 786 |
| 2022 | 752 | 821 |
| 2021 | 691 | 743 |
| 2020 | 616 | 668 |
| 2019 | 922 | 1,009 |
| 2018 | 911 | 1,024 |
| 2017 | 967 | 1,081 |
| 2016 | 818 | 919 |
| 2015 | 936 | 1,086 |
| 2014 | 921 | 1,037 |
| 2013 | 785 | 865 |
| 2012 | 749 | 840 |
| 2011 | 845 | 932 |
| 2010 | 856 | 964 |
| 2009 | 815 | 908 |
| 2008 | 729 | 853 |
| 2007 | 748 | 841 |
| 2006 | 786 | 872 |
| 2005 | 935 | 1,036 |
| 2004 | 1,044 | 1,174 |
| 2003 | 1,142 | 1,265 |
| 2002 | 1,225 | 1,404 |
| 2001 | 1,441 | 1,655 |
| 2000 | 1,434 | 1,639 |
| 1999 | 1,451 | 1,637 |
| 1998 | 1,429 | 1,592 |
| 1997 | 1,483 | 1,677 |
| 1996 | 1,532 | 1,700 |
| 1995 | 1,597 | 1,787 |
| 1994 | 1,474 | 1,665 |
| 1993 | 1,434 | 1,622 |
| 1992 | 1,463 | 1,658 |
| 1991 | 1,450 | 1,650 |
| 1990 | 1,724 | 1,853 |
| 1989 | 1,764 | 1,926 |
| 1988 | 1,728 | 1,941 |
| 1987 | 1,639 | 1,852 |
| 1986 | 1,754 | 2,007 |
| 1985 | 1,716 | 1,908 |
| 1984 | 1,793 | 2,022 |
| 1983 | 1,768 | 2,008 |
| 1982 | 1,742 | 1,968 |
| 1981 | 1,619 | 1,892 |
| 1980 | 1,781 | 2,050 |
| 1979 | 1,746 | 2,109 |
When and where crashes happen in Camden in 2009
Collisions by day of the week
- Monday104 (13%)
- Tuesday130 (16%)
- Wednesday148 (18%)
- Thursday143 (18%)
- Friday119 (15%)
- Saturday104 (13%)
- Sunday67 (8.2%)
Collisions by time of day
- 00:00 to 02:5952 (6.4%)
- 03:00 to 05:5934 (4.2%)
- 06:00 to 08:5993 (11%)
- 09:00 to 11:59144 (18%)
- 12:00 to 14:59134 (16%)
- 15:00 to 17:59156 (19%)
- 18:00 to 20:59125 (15%)
- 21:00 to 23:5977 (9.4%)
Collisions by month
- January48 (5.9%)
- February47 (5.8%)
- March65 (8%)
- April66 (8.1%)
- May82 (10%)
- June83 (10%)
- July66 (8.1%)
- August53 (6.5%)
- September81 (9.9%)
- October70 (8.6%)
- November90 (11%)
- December64 (7.9%)
Light conditions
- Daylight577 (71%)
- Dark, street lights lit234 (29%)
- Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
- Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
- Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)
Weather at the time
- Fine, no high winds691 (85%)
- Raining, no high winds93 (11%)
- Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
- Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
- Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
- Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
- Other2 (0.2%)
- Not recorded7 (0.9%)
Road surface
- Dry626 (77%)
- Wet or damp174 (21%)
- Frost or ice9 (1.1%)
- Snow6 (0.7%)
Speed limit at the scene
- 20 mph5 (0.6%)
- 30 mph809 (99%)
- 40 mph1 (0.1%)
Type of road
- Single carriageway708 (87%)
- Dual carriageway77 (9.4%)
- One way street or slip road29 (3.6%)
- Roundabout1 (0.1%)
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2009
Casualties by road user
- Pedestrian274 (30%)
- Motorcyclist185 (20%)
- Car occupant174 (19%)
- Cyclist167 (18%)
- Bus or coach occupant57 (6.3%)
- Taxi or private hire car occupant40 (4.4%)
- Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
- Van occupant4 (0.4%)
- Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
- Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
Casualties by age
- 0 to 513 (1.4%)
- 6 to 1010 (1.1%)
- 11 to 1520 (2.2%)
- 16 to 2057 (6.3%)
- 21 to 25114 (13%)
- 26 to 35256 (28%)
- 36 to 45162 (18%)
- 46 to 55107 (12%)
- 56 to 6559 (6.5%)
- 66 to 7529 (3.2%)
- Over 7528 (3.1%)
- Not recorded53 (5.8%)
Drivers, passengers and pedestrians
- Driver or rider503 (55%)
- Pedestrian274 (30%)
- Passenger131 (14%)
Vehicles involved
- Car565 (43%)
- Motorcycle221 (17%)
- Pedal cycle181 (14%)
- Taxi or private hire car106 (8.1%)
- Bus or coach99 (7.6%)
- Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (6.8%)
- Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.7%)
- Other vehicle18 (1.4%)
- Minibus7 (0.5%)
- Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Crash map for Camden in 2009
Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009
Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 39th most road collisions in 2009.
- Collisions
- 39th
- highest of 351 areas
- Casualties
- 65th
- highest of 351 areas
- Fatal collisions
- 144th
- highest of 351 areas
- Serious collisions
- 28th
- highest of 351 areas
Accident hotspots in Camden in 2009
Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Camden in 2009, with 157 collisions, 2 of them fatal.
- Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area173 casualties, 2 fatal and 20 serious collisions157 collisions
- King's Cross, Camden, WC1H 8EP area158 casualties, 26 serious collisions138 collisions
- Camden Town, Camden, NW1 9PT area144 casualties, 1 fatal and 23 serious collisions132 collisions
- St Pancras & Somers Town, Camden, NW1 2JP area73 casualties, 9 serious collisions68 collisions
- Kilburn, Camden, NW6 4HJ area71 casualties, 1 fatal and 10 serious collisions67 collisions
- West Hampstead, Camden, NW6 1PR area68 casualties, 1 fatal and 8 serious collisions57 collisions
- Belsize, Camden, NW3 5EX area52 casualties, 4 serious collisions48 collisions
- Gospel Oak, Camden, NW3 2XB area37 casualties, 1 fatal and 4 serious collisions32 collisions
- Bloomsbury, Camden, WC1B 5DN area31 casualties, 5 serious collisions26 collisions
- Frognal, Camden, NW3 6UJ area28 casualties, 3 serious collisions26 collisions
Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2009
The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2009: 96, including 18 serious.
| Rank | Road | Collisions | Casualties | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A400 | 96 | 104 | 0 | 18 |
| 2nd | A501 | 66 | 83 | 1 | 10 |
| 3rd | A502 | 52 | 53 | 0 | 10 |
| 4th | A4200 | 50 | 55 | 0 | 10 |
| 5th | A41 | 46 | 59 | 1 | 9 |
| 6th | A503 | 45 | 50 | 1 | 9 |
| 7th | A40 | 39 | 47 | 0 | 4 |
| 8th | A401 | 32 | 36 | 1 | 5 |
| 9th | A5 | 31 | 32 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th | A5200 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 5 |
| 11th | B510 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 3 |
| 12th | B511 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| 13th | B509 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 14th | A5202 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 15th | B518 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| 16th | A4201 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
| 17th | B517 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 18th | B525 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| 19th | B504 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 20th | A5201 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Towns in Camden: crashes in 2009
Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 748.
Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2009
NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2009: 260.
- NW1260 collisions
- NW3125 collisions
- NW678 collisions
- NW568 collisions
- WC1H33 collisions
- WC1X33 collisions
- W1T23 collisions
- WC1B23 collisions
- WC1A22 collisions
- NW820 collisions
- WC1N16 collisions
- WC2H14 collisions
- WC1V13 collisions
- W1D12 collisions
- WC1R12 collisions
- WC2B11 collisions
- N1C9 collisions
- N69 collisions
- N17 collisions
- EC1N6 collisions
- EC1R5 collisions
- WC1E5 collisions
- N74 collisions
- EC1M2 collisions
- NW22 collisions
- EC4A1 collision
- W91 collision
- WC2A1 collision
Latest crashes in Camden in 2009
Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2009, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.
Severity
- Slight
Car crash on the A501 in Camden, 28 Dec 2009, 06:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12801
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A41 in Camden, 27 Dec 2009, 12:02
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12774
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A502 in Camden, 26 Dec 2009, 21:26
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12762
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on a C road in Camden, 24 Dec 2009, 07:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12780
- Slight
Carbodies Taxi crash on a C road in Camden, 21 Dec 2009, 15:49
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12748
- Slight
Toyota Previa crash on the A4200 in Camden, 19 Dec 2009, 18:00
- Toyota Previa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12719
- Slight
Honda crash on the A400 in Camden, 19 Dec 2009, 17:37
- Honda and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12766
- Slight
Suzuki DR Z400 crash on the A40 in Camden, 19 Dec 2009, 16:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12717
- Slight
Ford S-Max crash on the A501 in Camden, 18 Dec 2009, 23:23
- Ford S-Max and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 200901CW12773
- Slight
Citroen crash on an unclassified road in Camden, 18 Dec 2009, 09:30
- Citroen and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12707
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A502 in Camden, 18 Dec 2009, 02:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12712
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on an unclassified road in Camden, 17 Dec 2009, 15:25
- Mini Cooper and Honda FES125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12767
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A5202 in Camden, 16 Dec 2009, 17:56
- A motorcycle and a bus or coach
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12702
- Fatal
Mercedes C Class crash on the A41 in Camden, 16 Dec 2009, 16:53
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200901TB00233
- Slight
Vehicle crash on the A40 in Camden, 16 Dec 2009, 11:58
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12699
- Slight
Piaggio Vespa crash on the B500 in Camden, 15 Dec 2009, 19:30
- Piaggio Vespa and Volkswagen Sharan
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12694
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the A5202 in Camden, 15 Dec 2009, 18:02
- Honda Civic and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12735
- Slight
Renault Master crash on the A502 in Camden, 15 Dec 2009, 13:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12692
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A401 in Camden, 15 Dec 2009, 13:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12775
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A400 in Camden, 15 Dec 2009, 01:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12743
- Slight
Bicycle crash on the A400 in Camden, 14 Dec 2009, 16:00
- A bicycle and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12792
- Slight
Rover 25 crash on the A5 in Camden, 14 Dec 2009, 01:26
- Rover 25 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200901QK50711
- Serious
Bicycle crash on the A4200 in Camden, 13 Dec 2009, 13:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200901CW12676