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Camden road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 691 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2021, and 743 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2020 (616), and casualties rose from 668.

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

Collisions in 2021
691
Up 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
743
Up 11% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 2021

0.3% of collisions in Camden in 2021 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious11216%
  • Slight57784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious11415%
  • Slight62784%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 691, up 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 691
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (14%)
  • Tuesday105 (15%)
  • Wednesday112 (16%)
  • Thursday113 (16%)
  • Friday117 (17%)
  • Saturday77 (11%)
  • Sunday68 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59146 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (4.1%)
  • February33 (4.8%)
  • March48 (6.9%)
  • April65 (9.4%)
  • May67 (9.7%)
  • June77 (11%)
  • July71 (10%)
  • August56 (8.1%)
  • September66 (9.6%)
  • October63 (9.1%)
  • November61 (8.8%)
  • December56 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight486 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit184 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds561 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other28 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry548 (79%)
  • Wet or damp117 (17%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph504 (73%)
  • 30 mph180 (26%)
  • 40 mph7 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (54%)
  • One way street or slip road134 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (19%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded47 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist256 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (23%)
  • Pedestrian132 (18%)
  • Car occupant111 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2053 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 2594 (13%)
  • 26 to 35249 (34%)
  • 36 to 45128 (17%)
  • 46 to 5598 (13%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (1.3%)
  • Over 7510 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (73%)
  • Pedestrian132 (18%)
  • Passenger66 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (39%)
  • Pedal cycle275 (22%)
  • Motorcycle224 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (8.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car79 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)17 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 26th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
39th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Camden in 2021

Camden Town, Camden, NW1 9PT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Camden in 2021, with 105 collisions, 20 of them serious.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2021

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2021: 85, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4008592115
2ndA41607305
3rdA501586209
4thA502343708
5thA503313209
6thA5293005
7thB510283003
8thA4200262814
9thA40222203
10thA5202222203
11thA401161605
12thB518151500
13thA5200141603
14thB509141402
15thA42017702
16thB5116701
17thB5256600
18thB5175501
19thB5205500
20thA52014400

Towns in Camden: crashes in 2021

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 648.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2021

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2021: 214.

Latest crashes in Camden in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years