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City of London road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2001, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (417), and casualties rose from 458.

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

Collisions in 2001
423
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
463
Up 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2001

0.5% of collisions in the City of London in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight36987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5311%
  • Slight40888%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 2001 is highlighted, with 423, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001: 423
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (17%)
  • Tuesday81 (19%)
  • Wednesday79 (19%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday61 (14%)
  • Saturday30 (7.1%)
  • Sunday28 (6.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.2%)
  • February33 (7.8%)
  • March46 (11%)
  • April28 (6.6%)
  • May33 (7.8%)
  • June42 (9.9%)
  • July43 (10%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September29 (6.9%)
  • October39 (9.2%)
  • November38 (9%)
  • December27 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds396 (94%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (5.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (90%)
  • Wet or damp41 (9.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph413 (98%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (13%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian126 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (27%)
  • Car occupant86 (19%)
  • Cyclist72 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 153 (0.6%)
  • 16 to 2019 (4.1%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 35154 (33%)
  • 36 to 4593 (20%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.7%)
  • Over 754 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded70 (15%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider261 (56%)
  • Pedestrian126 (27%)
  • Passenger76 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car266 (38%)
  • Motorcycle165 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car69 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach48 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 2001.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the City of London in 2001

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London in 2001, with 161 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2001

The A3211 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2001: 49, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3211495316
2ndA10465006
3rdA40313202
4thA1211293106
5thA201273002
6thA501212302
7thA100142101
8thA11111100
9thA3111101
10thA18801
11thA47801
12thA12104403
13thA42084400
14thB5004400
15thB4003401
16thA3002201

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2001

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2001: 337.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2001

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2001: 70.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2001, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2001.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years