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City of London road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2000, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1999 (470), and casualties fell from 509.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,320 collisions in the City of London.

Collisions in 2000
417
Down 11% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
458
Down 10% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
10% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2000

1% of collisions in the City of London in 2000 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4210%
  • Slight37189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious429.2%
  • Slight41290%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 2000 is highlighted, with 417, down 11% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000: 417
  • 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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (17%)
  • Tuesday87 (21%)
  • Wednesday78 (19%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday19 (4.6%)
  • Sunday21 (5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.4%)
  • February24 (5.8%)
  • March46 (11%)
  • April32 (7.7%)
  • May40 (9.6%)
  • June38 (9.1%)
  • July44 (11%)
  • August34 (8.2%)
  • September33 (7.9%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November31 (7.4%)
  • December21 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (19%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (96%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry402 (96%)
  • Wet or damp15 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph414 (99%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (14%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian155 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (28%)
  • Cyclist68 (15%)
  • Car occupant54 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (6.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 158 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2022 (4.8%)
  • 21 to 2545 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35159 (35%)
  • 36 to 4592 (20%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6512 (2.6%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded72 (16%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (53%)
  • Pedestrian155 (34%)
  • Passenger59 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car207 (32%)
  • Motorcycle170 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle73 (11%)
  • Bus or coach61 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (9.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in the City of London

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How the City of London ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 2000.

Collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2000

The A10 and A3211 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2000, with 58 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10586118
2ndA3211586905
3rdA40343704
4thA501303404
5thA1211232610
6thA201191902
7thA4171905
8thA1111100
9thA11111100
10thA37701
11thA3006600
12thA12105600
13thA1004800
14thA42082200
15thB1001100
16thB5001100

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2000

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2000: 337.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2000

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2000: 67.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2000, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years