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Camden road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 727 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2023, and 786 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2022 (752), and casualties fell from 821.

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

Collisions in 2023
727
Down 3% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
786
Down 4% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 2023

0.6% of collisions in Camden in 2023 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious9713%
  • Slight62686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious10513%
  • Slight67786%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 727, down 3% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 727
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (13%)
  • Tuesday100 (14%)
  • Wednesday146 (20%)
  • Thursday116 (16%)
  • Friday106 (15%)
  • Saturday95 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8.3%)
  • February47 (6.5%)
  • March64 (8.8%)
  • April49 (6.7%)
  • May75 (10%)
  • June67 (9.2%)
  • July60 (8.3%)
  • August62 (8.5%)
  • September65 (8.9%)
  • October67 (9.2%)
  • November64 (8.8%)
  • December47 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight499 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit217 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds565 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other35 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded54 (7.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry539 (74%)
  • Wet or damp135 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded49 (6.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph601 (83%)
  • 30 mph123 (17%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (55%)
  • One way street or slip road138 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (13%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded91 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist227 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist199 (25%)
  • Pedestrian179 (23%)
  • Car occupant100 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2056 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 25104 (13%)
  • 26 to 35214 (27%)
  • 36 to 45133 (17%)
  • 46 to 55101 (13%)
  • 56 to 6564 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.9%)
  • Over 7514 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded39 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider537 (68%)
  • Pedestrian179 (23%)
  • Passenger70 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (42%)
  • Pedal cycle261 (21%)
  • Motorcycle234 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car69 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach41 (3.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)23 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 26th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Camden in 2023

Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Camden in 2023, with 110 collisions, 29 of them serious.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2023

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2023: 67, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4006772112
2ndA502475109
3rdA4200414808
4thA501414702
5thA41363805
6thA5363915
7thA5202353606
8thA40303006
9thA5200272705
10thA503212403
11thB510181901
12thB518162303
13thB509111102
14thB511111101
15thA401101102
16thA20161000
17thB5176600
18thA42015500
19thB5075501
20thB5195500

Towns in Camden: crashes in 2023

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 672.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2023

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2023: 185.

Latest crashes in Camden in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years