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City of London road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2013, and 345 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2012 (376), and casualties fell from 423.

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

Collisions in 2013
308
Down 18% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
345
Down 18% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2013

0.3% of collisions in the City of London in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5618%
  • Slight25181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5917%
  • Slight28583%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 2013 is highlighted, with 308, down 18% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 308
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (19%)
  • Thursday66 (21%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday23 (7.5%)
  • Sunday14 (4.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.5%)
  • February15 (4.9%)
  • March23 (7.5%)
  • April27 (8.8%)
  • May27 (8.8%)
  • June38 (12%)
  • July39 (13%)
  • August28 (9.1%)
  • September17 (5.5%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November25 (8.1%)
  • December21 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (7.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (89%)
  • Wet or damp31 (10%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph304 (99%)
  • 40 mph3 (1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist126 (37%)
  • Pedestrian92 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (18%)
  • Car occupant27 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.3%)
  • 16 to 2014 (4.1%)
  • 21 to 2547 (14%)
  • 26 to 35116 (34%)
  • 36 to 4577 (22%)
  • 46 to 5547 (14%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.7%)
  • Over 752 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (64%)
  • Pedestrian92 (27%)
  • Passenger33 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Pedal cycle141 (27%)
  • Car94 (18%)
  • Motorcycle81 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car78 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach41 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 177 of them in 2013.

Collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of London in 2013

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London in 2013, with 150 collisions, 29 of them serious.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2013

The A10 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2013: 42, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10424504
2ndA3211323206
3rdA201222305
4thA1211202415
5thA40161701
6thA3121403
7thA1111103
8thA481002
9thA116603
10thA5016601
11thA12105601
12thA1003400
13thA3003300
14thB5002200
15thB5212300
16thB1001100
17thB4001100

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2013

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2013: 260.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2013

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2013: 49.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2013, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2013.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years