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City of London road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2010, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2009 (300), and casualties rose from 343.

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

Collisions in 2010
335
Up 12% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
380
Up 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2010

0.3% of collisions in the City of London in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4012%
  • Slight29488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4011%
  • Slight33989%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 2010 is highlighted, with 335, up 12% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 335
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (17%)
  • Tuesday66 (20%)
  • Wednesday60 (18%)
  • Thursday66 (20%)
  • Friday51 (15%)
  • Saturday18 (5.4%)
  • Sunday18 (5.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.1%)
  • February16 (4.8%)
  • March35 (10%)
  • April23 (6.9%)
  • May28 (8.4%)
  • June33 (9.9%)
  • July33 (9.9%)
  • August32 (9.6%)
  • September29 (8.7%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November32 (9.6%)
  • December20 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (87%)
  • Wet or damp42 (13%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph334 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist127 (33%)
  • Pedestrian113 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (15%)
  • Car occupant33 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.5%)
  • 16 to 2010 (2.6%)
  • 21 to 2552 (14%)
  • 26 to 35137 (36%)
  • 36 to 4578 (21%)
  • 46 to 5552 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 754 (1.1%)
  • Over 754 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (60%)
  • Pedestrian113 (30%)
  • Passenger39 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Pedal cycle137 (25%)
  • Car129 (24%)
  • Motorcycle79 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car72 (13%)
  • Bus or coach50 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 2010.

Collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the City of London in 2010

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London in 2010, with 162 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2010

The A3211 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2010: 36, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3211364604
2ndA10343903
3rdA201323604
4thA1211202302
5thA40181902
6thA1111100
7thA100101000
8thA501101102
9thA36600
10thA45501
11thA114400
12thA12104400
13thA42082200
14thB1261101

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2010

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2010: 289.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2010

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2010: 50.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2010.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years