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Camden road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 845 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2011, and 932 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2010 (856), and casualties fell from 964.

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

Collisions in 2011
845
Down 1% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
932
Down 3% on 2010
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 2011

0.7% of collisions in Camden in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious9211%
  • Slight74788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious9410%
  • Slight83289%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 845, down 1% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 845
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (14%)
  • Tuesday127 (15%)
  • Wednesday160 (19%)
  • Thursday142 (17%)
  • Friday120 (14%)
  • Saturday97 (11%)
  • Sunday83 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59143 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (6.6%)
  • February68 (8%)
  • March74 (8.8%)
  • April92 (11%)
  • May60 (7.1%)
  • June70 (8.3%)
  • July70 (8.3%)
  • August56 (6.6%)
  • September76 (9%)
  • October96 (11%)
  • November69 (8.2%)
  • December58 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight602 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit240 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds769 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry730 (86%)
  • Wet or damp113 (13%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph837 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway718 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist284 (30%)
  • Pedestrian224 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist172 (18%)
  • Car occupant159 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2047 (5%)
  • 21 to 25122 (13%)
  • 26 to 35262 (28%)
  • 36 to 45194 (21%)
  • 46 to 55110 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (1.8%)
  • Over 7524 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded67 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider597 (64%)
  • Pedestrian224 (24%)
  • Passenger111 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car591 (41%)
  • Pedal cycle313 (22%)
  • Motorcycle200 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (7%)
  • Bus or coach93 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car91 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 35th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Camden in 2011

Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area and King's Cross, Camden, WC1H 8EP area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Camden in 2011, with 162 collisions each.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2011

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2011: 108, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400108121017
2ndA501667618
3rdA4200536205
4thA503526724
5thA502465104
6thA401434612
7thA5200414405
8thA41404702
9thA5343615
10thA40283205
11thB518232301
12thB510181901
13thB509131300
14thA5202121203
15thA4201111101
16thB511101101
17thB5029900
18thA2018900
19thB5048801
20thB5258802

Towns in Camden: crashes in 2011

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 776.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2011

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2011: 257.

Latest crashes in Camden in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years