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City of London road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2008, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2007, and casualties fell from 381.

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

Collisions in 2008
341
Level with 2007
Casualties in 2008
379
Down 1% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
14% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2008

0.6% of collisions in the City of London in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight29085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4913%
  • Slight32887%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 2008 is highlighted, with 341, level with 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 341
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (18%)
  • Wednesday68 (20%)
  • Thursday62 (18%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (6.7%)
  • Sunday22 (6.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.1%)
  • February19 (5.6%)
  • March17 (5%)
  • April18 (5.3%)
  • May39 (11%)
  • June26 (7.6%)
  • July29 (8.5%)
  • August27 (7.9%)
  • September32 (9.4%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November40 (12%)
  • December26 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (82%)
  • Wet or damp61 (18%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph340 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist111 (29%)
  • Pedestrian105 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (19%)
  • Car occupant41 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (7.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.3%)
  • 16 to 2018 (4.7%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 35137 (36%)
  • 36 to 4577 (20%)
  • 46 to 5544 (12%)
  • 56 to 6512 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (59%)
  • Pedestrian105 (28%)
  • Passenger50 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car130 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (22%)
  • Motorcycle90 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car75 (13%)
  • Bus or coach61 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (5.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 2008.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the City of London in 2008

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London in 2008, with 152 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2008

The A10 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2008: 42, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10424817
2ndA3211364115
3rdA1211293203
4thA201283003
5thA40171903
6thA501141702
7thA3111505
8thA10081101
9thA12108800
10thA116600
11thA14400
12thB1003301
13thA3002200
14thA42200
15thA42082200
16thB5002300
17thB5212200

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2008

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2008: 292.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2008

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2008: 67.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years