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Camden road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 856 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2010, and 964 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2009 (815), and casualties rose from 908.

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

Collisions in 2010
856
Up 5% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
964
Up 6% on 2009
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 2010

0.8% of collisions in Camden in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious10112%
  • Slight74887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious10511%
  • Slight85288%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 856, up 5% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 856
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (15%)
  • Tuesday139 (16%)
  • Wednesday142 (17%)
  • Thursday119 (14%)
  • Friday156 (18%)
  • Saturday86 (10%)
  • Sunday84 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59153 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.1%)
  • February53 (6.2%)
  • March87 (10%)
  • April72 (8.4%)
  • May85 (9.9%)
  • June79 (9.2%)
  • July80 (9.3%)
  • August80 (9.3%)
  • September76 (8.9%)
  • October74 (8.6%)
  • November65 (7.6%)
  • December44 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight601 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit249 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds738 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry678 (79%)
  • Wet or damp157 (18%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.6%)
  • Snow7 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph847 (99%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway734 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian251 (26%)
  • Cyclist234 (24%)
  • Car occupant189 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2055 (5.7%)
  • 21 to 25122 (13%)
  • 26 to 35267 (28%)
  • 36 to 45186 (19%)
  • 46 to 55102 (11%)
  • 56 to 6566 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded73 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider574 (60%)
  • Pedestrian251 (26%)
  • Passenger139 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car624 (43%)
  • Pedal cycle256 (18%)
  • Motorcycle210 (15%)
  • Bus or coach113 (7.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car108 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 33rd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Camden in 2010

Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Camden in 2010, with 160 collisions, 17 of them serious.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2010

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2010: 110, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400110119210
2ndA501667407
3rdA502607308
4thA4200596202
5thA41434713
6thA401404107
7thA503404407
8thA40374906
9thA5333604
10thA5202242802
11thA5200232900
12thB510182111
13thB518182011
14thA201121302
15thB509121400
16thB517121301
17thA4201111303
18thB5048802
19thA520171000
20thB5027703

Towns in Camden: crashes in 2010

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 792.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2010

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2010: 278.

Latest crashes in Camden in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years