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Camden road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 675 road traffic collisions in Camden in 2025, and 721 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2024 (652), and casualties fell from 723.

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

Collisions in 2025
675
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
721
Level with 2024
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 2025

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

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious10616%
  • Slight56784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious10815%
  • Slight61185%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 675, up 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 675
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (16%)
  • Tuesday79 (12%)
  • Wednesday109 (16%)
  • Thursday93 (14%)
  • Friday134 (20%)
  • Saturday91 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (6.5%)
  • February46 (6.8%)
  • March47 (7%)
  • April68 (10%)
  • May60 (8.9%)
  • June68 (10%)
  • July60 (8.9%)
  • August55 (8.1%)
  • September68 (10%)
  • October56 (8.3%)
  • November54 (8%)
  • December49 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight469 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit189 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds524 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other36 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded40 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry521 (77%)
  • Wet or damp121 (18%)
  • Not recorded33 (4.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph586 (87%)
  • 30 mph86 (13%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway406 (60%)
  • One way street or slip road125 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (12%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded59 (8.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist288 (40%)
  • Pedestrian181 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (15%)
  • Car occupant100 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 105 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1512 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2051 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 25103 (14%)
  • 26 to 35208 (29%)
  • 36 to 45143 (20%)
  • 46 to 5581 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider479 (66%)
  • Pedestrian181 (25%)
  • Passenger61 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (36%)
  • Pedal cycle339 (29%)
  • Motorcycle142 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (8.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car76 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach62 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 30th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Camden in 2025

Holborn & Covent Garden, Camden, EC1N 7RR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Camden in 2025, with 108 collisions, 25 of them serious.

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 2025

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 2025: 73, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4007385014
2ndA52024647110
3rdA502414406
4thA501373809
5thA41333605
6thA4200313105
7thA40303014
8thA5303203
9thB510232302
10thA503222404
11thA5200202003
12thA401181802
13thB518182004
14thB511121200
15thB509101001
16thB52581002
17thA52017700
18thA42016700
19thA520561201
20thB5026600

Towns in Camden: crashes in 2025

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 622.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 2025

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 2025: 177.

Latest crashes in Camden in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 2025, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years