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Camden road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 967 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2017, and 1,081 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2016 (818), and casualties rose from 919.

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

Collisions in 2017
967
Up 18% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,081
Up 18% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 2017

0.4% of collisions in Camden in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious13814%
  • Slight82585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious14013%
  • Slight93787%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 967, up 18% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 967
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (14%)
  • Tuesday141 (15%)
  • Wednesday150 (16%)
  • Thursday150 (16%)
  • Friday163 (17%)
  • Saturday112 (12%)
  • Sunday115 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59146 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59178 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (8%)
  • February85 (8.8%)
  • March102 (11%)
  • April80 (8.3%)
  • May75 (7.8%)
  • June85 (8.8%)
  • July100 (10%)
  • August67 (6.9%)
  • September81 (8.4%)
  • October72 (7.4%)
  • November81 (8.4%)
  • December62 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight666 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit285 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds750 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded58 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry718 (74%)
  • Wet or damp189 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded57 (5.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph482 (50%)
  • 30 mph473 (49%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway588 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway180 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road160 (17%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian288 (27%)
  • Cyclist250 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist218 (20%)
  • Car occupant200 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant47 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2076 (7%)
  • 21 to 25143 (13%)
  • 26 to 35308 (28%)
  • 36 to 45212 (20%)
  • 46 to 55142 (13%)
  • 56 to 6573 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.8%)
  • Over 7522 (2%)
  • Not recorded33 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider655 (61%)
  • Pedestrian288 (27%)
  • Passenger138 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car669 (41%)
  • Pedal cycle280 (17%)
  • Motorcycle259 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car171 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes122 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach92 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 19th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Camden in 2017

King's Cross, Camden, WC1H 8EP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Camden in 2017, with 180 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2017

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2017: 84, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4008492113
2ndA5017784115
3rdA415369011
4thA502525506
5thA40515215
6thA4200505607
7thA503435607
8thA5200414502
9thA5374107
10thA401323603
11thA5202282804
12thB510171804
13thB509151803
14thB518131403
15thA2019901
16thA42019902
17thB5029904
18thB51781003
19thB5258801
20thA52017801

Towns in Camden: crashes in 2017

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 883.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2017

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2017: 286.

Latest crashes in Camden in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2017, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years