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Camden road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 818 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2016, and 919 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2015 (936), and casualties fell from 1,086.

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

Collisions in 2016
818
Down 13% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
919
Down 15% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 2016

0.5% of collisions in Camden in 2016 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious8611%
  • Slight72889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious879.5%
  • Slight82890%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 818, down 13% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 818
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (12%)
  • Tuesday117 (14%)
  • Wednesday134 (16%)
  • Thursday128 (16%)
  • Friday145 (18%)
  • Saturday115 (14%)
  • Sunday84 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (8.7%)
  • February60 (7.3%)
  • March64 (7.8%)
  • April61 (7.5%)
  • May70 (8.6%)
  • June68 (8.3%)
  • July72 (8.8%)
  • August63 (7.7%)
  • September42 (5.1%)
  • October79 (9.7%)
  • November86 (11%)
  • December82 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight536 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit262 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds678 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded56 (6.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry671 (82%)
  • Wet or damp131 (16%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph272 (33%)
  • 30 mph529 (65%)
  • 40 mph17 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway573 (70%)
  • One way street or slip road150 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (11%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist234 (25%)
  • Pedestrian214 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (21%)
  • Car occupant165 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant41 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2%)
  • 16 to 2047 (5.1%)
  • 21 to 25138 (15%)
  • 26 to 35267 (29%)
  • 36 to 45177 (19%)
  • 46 to 55114 (12%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.7%)
  • Over 7526 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider579 (63%)
  • Pedestrian214 (23%)
  • Passenger126 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (41%)
  • Pedal cycle244 (17%)
  • Motorcycle223 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car133 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes114 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach91 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 31st most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Camden in 2016

Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Camden in 2016, with 145 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2016

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2016: 98, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40098106210
2ndA501667407
3rdA41516202
4thA502485606
5thA4200455107
6thA5200373801
7thA40333605
8thA5313305
9thA503314005
10thA401303303
11thA5202242501
12thB518242504
13thB510182002
14thB509121300
15thA42019901
16thB50291000
17thB52591201
18thB5118801
19thB5196601
20thA2015501

Towns in Camden: crashes in 2016

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 745.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2016

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2016: 259.

Latest crashes in Camden in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2016, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years