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City of London road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2005, and 351 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2004 (314), and casualties rose from 343.

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

Collisions in 2005
311
Down 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
351
Up 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2005

0.3% of collisions in the City of London in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight27187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight30888%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 2005 is highlighted, with 311, down 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 311
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (18%)
  • Wednesday61 (20%)
  • Thursday56 (18%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday22 (7.1%)
  • Sunday14 (4.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.8%)
  • February18 (5.8%)
  • March20 (6.4%)
  • April22 (7.1%)
  • May24 (7.7%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July30 (9.6%)
  • August35 (11%)
  • September36 (12%)
  • October23 (7.4%)
  • November30 (9.6%)
  • December22 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (83%)
  • Wet or damp52 (17%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph310 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (10%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist99 (28%)
  • Pedestrian92 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (21%)
  • Car occupant31 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (6%)
  • Van occupant7 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 208 (2.3%)
  • 21 to 2558 (17%)
  • 26 to 35128 (36%)
  • 36 to 4571 (20%)
  • 46 to 5527 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.4%)
  • Over 752 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded35 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (60%)
  • Pedestrian92 (26%)
  • Passenger49 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car137 (26%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (20%)
  • Motorcycle98 (19%)
  • Taxi or private hire car67 (13%)
  • Bus or coach55 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 2005.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
307th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the City of London in 2005

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London in 2005, with 133 collisions, 18 of them serious.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2005

The A10 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2005: 47, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10475404
2ndA3211333905
3rdA40323805
4thA201272904
5thA1211242603
6thA3111300
7thA116600
8thA15712
9thA1004400
10thA5014400
11thA43301
12thB4002201
13thA12101100
14thA3001100
15thA42081100
16thB1391100

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2005

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2005: 265.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2005

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2005: 53.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 23 December 2005.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years