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Camden road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 785 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2013, and 865 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2012 (749), and casualties rose from 840.

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

Collisions in 2013
785
Up 5% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
865
Up 3% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 2013

0.5% of collisions in Camden in 2013 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious9913%
  • Slight68287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious10112%
  • Slight76088%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 785, up 5% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 785
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (15%)
  • Tuesday113 (14%)
  • Wednesday115 (15%)
  • Thursday118 (15%)
  • Friday146 (19%)
  • Saturday110 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59133 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59163 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.4%)
  • February49 (6.2%)
  • March60 (7.6%)
  • April69 (8.8%)
  • May63 (8%)
  • June57 (7.3%)
  • July87 (11%)
  • August52 (6.6%)
  • September64 (8.2%)
  • October91 (12%)
  • November74 (9.4%)
  • December61 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight539 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit234 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds683 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry614 (78%)
  • Wet or damp164 (21%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph774 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway698 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist247 (29%)
  • Pedestrian214 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (18%)
  • Car occupant156 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant49 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1511 (1.3%)
  • 16 to 2047 (5.4%)
  • 21 to 25111 (13%)
  • 26 to 35274 (32%)
  • 36 to 45180 (21%)
  • 46 to 55113 (13%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2%)
  • Over 7519 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded31 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider555 (64%)
  • Pedestrian214 (25%)
  • Passenger96 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (42%)
  • Pedal cycle261 (20%)
  • Motorcycle198 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes103 (7.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car95 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach75 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 36th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Camden in 2013

Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Camden in 2013, with 168 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2013

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2013: 76, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400768404
2ndA4200647109
3rdA501465105
4thA502455306
5thA41445006
6thA5200374208
7thA40364315
8thA5033637011
9thA401303514
10thA5282923
11thA5202232304
12thB510232403
13thB511111100
14thB518101200
15thB525101102
16thA42019901
17thA52018801
18thB5078900
19thB5098803
20thA2017802

Towns in Camden: crashes in 2013

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 722.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2013

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2013: 229.

Latest crashes in Camden in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2013, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years