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City of London road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2004, and 343 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2003 (294), and casualties rose from 328.

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

Collisions in 2004
314
Up 7% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
343
Up 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2004

1% of collisions in the City of London in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3812%
  • Slight27387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight29987%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 2004 is highlighted, with 314, up 7% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 314
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (16%)
  • Tuesday69 (22%)
  • Wednesday52 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (7%)
  • Sunday18 (5.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.9%)
  • February20 (6.4%)
  • March19 (6.1%)
  • April22 (7%)
  • May23 (7.3%)
  • June31 (9.9%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August31 (9.9%)
  • September26 (8.3%)
  • October22 (7%)
  • November29 (9.2%)
  • December30 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (96%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (89%)
  • Wet or damp33 (11%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph307 (98%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway192 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (11%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian102 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (24%)
  • Cyclist80 (23%)
  • Car occupant36 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2%)
  • Van occupant7 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (0.3%)
  • 11 to 153 (0.9%)
  • 16 to 2013 (3.8%)
  • 21 to 2534 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35128 (37%)
  • 36 to 4564 (19%)
  • 46 to 5534 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 754 (1.2%)
  • Over 753 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (56%)
  • Pedestrian102 (30%)
  • Passenger48 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car134 (27%)
  • Motorcycle112 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (17%)
  • Bus or coach49 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (9.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car41 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (2.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (4)

How the City of London ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 2004.

Collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the City of London in 2004

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London in 2004, with 150 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2004

The A3211 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2004: 39, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3211394113
2ndA10343602
3rdA40253305
4thA1211232402
5thA201222513
6thA4111101
7thA3101104
8thA501101100
9thA10081000
10thA117700
11thA3005612
12thA12104401
13thA13301
14thA42082200
15thB5001100
16thB5011101

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2004

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2004: 253.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2004

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2004: 48.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2004, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 24 December 2004.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years