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Camden road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 652 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2024, and 723 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2023 (727), and casualties fell from 786.

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

Collisions in 2024
652
Down 10% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
723
Down 8% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 2024

0.2% of collisions in Camden in 2024 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious9615%
  • Slight55585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious9914%
  • Slight62386%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 652, down 10% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 652
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (13%)
  • Tuesday104 (16%)
  • Wednesday99 (15%)
  • Thursday106 (16%)
  • Friday100 (15%)
  • Saturday93 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (8.1%)
  • February45 (6.9%)
  • March59 (9%)
  • April49 (7.5%)
  • May61 (9.4%)
  • June60 (9.2%)
  • July41 (6.3%)
  • August47 (7.2%)
  • September59 (9%)
  • October64 (9.8%)
  • November65 (10%)
  • December49 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight452 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit189 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds478 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other38 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded62 (9.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry478 (73%)
  • Wet or damp105 (16%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded65 (10%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph548 (84%)
  • 30 mph102 (16%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (55%)
  • One way street or slip road131 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (12%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded79 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist224 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (22%)
  • Pedestrian157 (22%)
  • Car occupant121 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (1.5%)
  • 16 to 2039 (5.4%)
  • 21 to 25110 (15%)
  • 26 to 35223 (31%)
  • 36 to 45119 (16%)
  • 46 to 5581 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.8%)
  • Over 7521 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded42 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider490 (68%)
  • Pedestrian157 (22%)
  • Passenger76 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (42%)
  • Pedal cycle265 (23%)
  • Motorcycle191 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car56 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach41 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)11 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Camden ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 30th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Camden in 2024

King's Cross, Camden, WC1H 8EP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Camden in 2024, with 101 collisions, 21 of them serious.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2024

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2024: 65, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400657706
2ndA502455408
3rdA501363605
4thA4200343804
5thA41313615
6thA5303403
7thA503283208
8thA5202272903
9thA5200262803
10thA40232705
11thB518182201
12thA401131302
13thB510111403
14thB509101103
15thB511101101
16thA42016601
17thB5046601
18thB5256601
19thB5075600
20thB5195600

Towns in Camden: crashes in 2024

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 608.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2024

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2024: 184.

Latest crashes in Camden in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2024, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years