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Camden road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 921 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2014, and 1,037 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2013 (785), and casualties rose from 865.

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

Collisions in 2014
921
Up 17% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,037
Up 20% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
7.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 2014

0.3% of collisions in Camden in 2014 were fatal and 7.1% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious657.1%
  • Slight85393%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious676.5%
  • Slight96793%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 921, up 17% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 921
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (15%)
  • Tuesday144 (16%)
  • Wednesday143 (16%)
  • Thursday151 (16%)
  • Friday134 (15%)
  • Saturday115 (12%)
  • Sunday92 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59135 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59179 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (7.2%)
  • February66 (7.2%)
  • March90 (9.8%)
  • April60 (6.5%)
  • May83 (9%)
  • June82 (8.9%)
  • July89 (9.7%)
  • August69 (7.5%)
  • September79 (8.6%)
  • October96 (10%)
  • November70 (7.6%)
  • December71 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight621 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit285 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds786 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Other24 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry738 (80%)
  • Wet or damp180 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph898 (98%)
  • 40 mph19 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway847 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist256 (25%)
  • Pedestrian243 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist218 (21%)
  • Car occupant187 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant45 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2062 (6%)
  • 21 to 25161 (16%)
  • 26 to 35318 (31%)
  • 36 to 45171 (16%)
  • 46 to 55132 (13%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3%)
  • Over 7518 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded40 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider648 (62%)
  • Pedestrian243 (23%)
  • Passenger146 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car656 (42%)
  • Pedal cycle271 (17%)
  • Motorcycle255 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car130 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach98 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 28th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Camden in 2014

Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Camden in 2014, with 166 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2014

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2014: 121, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40012113009
2ndA501667813
3rdA4200627115
4thA502495602
5thA41485503
6thA40434914
7thA5404504
8thA503384702
9thA5200383904
10thA401343702
11thB510273002
12thB518171801
13thA201162001
14thB509151800
15thA5202131600
16thA4201111300
17thB511101101
18thB519101200
19thA520191301
20thB5047700

Towns in Camden: crashes in 2014

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 845.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2014

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2014: 287.

Latest crashes in Camden in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years