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City of London road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,320 road traffic collisions in the City of London from 1979 to 2025, and 18,120 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 87 were fatal and 2,333 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 214 collisions, up 29% on 2024 (166), and casualties rose from 184 to 222.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
16,320
125th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18,120
1.11 per collision
Fatal collisions
87
0.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
214
Up 29% on 2024

Crash severity in the City of London

0.5% of collisions in the City of London from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal870.5%
  • Serious2,33314%
  • Slight13,90085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal890.5%
  • Serious2,44714%
  • Slight15,58486%

City of London road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the City of London, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. In 2025 there were 214, up 29% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 214
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025214222
2024166184
2023174187
2022175188
2021147157
2020107115
2019282305
2018269296
2017313347
2016368405
2015344382
2014348390
2013308345
2012376423
2011355409
2010335380
2009300343
2008341379
2007341381
2006355389
2005311351
2004314343
2003294328
2002381425
2001423463
2000417458
1999470509
1998448485
1997461525
1996476526
1995387423
1994390441
1993341371
1992326357
1991411450
1990395428
1989434478
1988285323
1987330369
1986400441
1985429486
1984414457
1983405448
1982475525
1981446529
1980420473
1979419481

When and where crashes happen in the City of London

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,542 (16%)
  • Tuesday2,897 (18%)
  • Wednesday2,887 (18%)
  • Thursday3,018 (18%)
  • Friday2,955 (18%)
  • Saturday1,111 (6.8%)
  • Sunday910 (5.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59589 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59356 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,462 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,974 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,184 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,397 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,172 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,186 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,171 (7.2%)
  • February1,114 (6.8%)
  • March1,400 (8.6%)
  • April1,327 (8.1%)
  • May1,402 (8.6%)
  • June1,448 (8.9%)
  • July1,595 (9.8%)
  • August1,324 (8.1%)
  • September1,404 (8.6%)
  • October1,541 (9.4%)
  • November1,416 (8.7%)
  • December1,178 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight12,510 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,621 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit91 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown68 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,022 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,473 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds120 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds71 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds33 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (under 0.1%)
  • Other334 (2%)
  • Not recorded252 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry13,484 (83%)
  • Wet or damp2,757 (17%)
  • Frost or ice27 (0.2%)
  • Snow14 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded36 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph10 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph2,261 (14%)
  • 30 mph13,580 (83%)
  • 40 mph97 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph36 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph11 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded314 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,872 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway3,419 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road1,583 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout280 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded166 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in the City of London

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian5,948 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist3,902 (22%)
  • Cyclist3,719 (21%)
  • Car occupant2,302 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,113 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant714 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant249 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)68 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant44 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant38 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 594 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1079 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 15148 (0.8%)
  • 16 to 201,241 (6.8%)
  • 21 to 252,843 (16%)
  • 26 to 355,632 (31%)
  • 36 to 453,229 (18%)
  • 46 to 551,977 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,074 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 75345 (1.9%)
  • Over 75179 (1%)
  • Not recorded1,279 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider9,604 (53%)
  • Pedestrian5,948 (33%)
  • Passenger2,568 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car8,368 (32%)
  • Motorcycle5,398 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle4,159 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2,752 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,162 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach1,913 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes934 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle172 (0.7%)
  • Minibus69 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)24 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in the City of London

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 4 busiest accident hotspots in the City of London

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (4)

How the City of London ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had the 125th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
125th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
224thSurrey Heath16,48622,9212002,606
225thHavant16,38220,3781643,204
226thConwy16,35923,6603133,099
227thCity of London (this area)16,32018,120872,333
228thExeter16,01019,1681652,891
229thSouth Tyneside15,91520,3542212,546
230thMansfield15,88720,9652103,136

Accident hotspots in the City of London

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area is the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London, with 3,423 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 14 of them fatal.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes

The A10 had the most collisions in the City of London from 1979 to 2025: 1,641, including 9 fatal and 232 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA101,6411,8419232
2ndA32111,4951,73016252
3rdA2011,2961,4539208
4thA401,2141,3342152
5thA12111,0741,2226166
6thA48639571103
7thA11534582356
8thA501526594166
9thA3434502479
10thA1423460156
11thA100414488149
12thA1210197221432
13thA1213183203013
14thA300164184220
15thB132149178322
16thA1212142154111
17thB100108126016
18thA42089497011
19thB500667424
20thB130555701

Towns in the City of London

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London from 1979 to 2025: 13,140.

Postcode districts in the City of London

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London from 1979 to 2025: 2,215.

Latest crashes in the City of London

Of the latest 24 crashes in the City of London, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 18 December 2025.

Severity