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City of London road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2014, and 390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2013 (308), and casualties rose from 345.

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

Collisions in 2014
348
Up 13% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
390
Up 13% on 2013
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
14% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2014

1.1% of collisions in the City of London in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5014%
  • Slight29484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight33586%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 2014 is highlighted, with 348, up 13% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 348
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (17%)
  • Tuesday58 (17%)
  • Wednesday68 (20%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday61 (18%)
  • Saturday28 (8%)
  • Sunday22 (6.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.6%)
  • February19 (5.5%)
  • March20 (5.7%)
  • April31 (8.9%)
  • May32 (9.2%)
  • June23 (6.6%)
  • July38 (11%)
  • August28 (8%)
  • September29 (8.3%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November44 (13%)
  • December24 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (89%)
  • Wet or damp40 (11%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph319 (92%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist139 (36%)
  • Pedestrian114 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (6.2%)
  • Car occupant20 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.5%)
  • 16 to 2011 (2.8%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 35142 (36%)
  • 36 to 4591 (23%)
  • 46 to 5552 (13%)
  • 56 to 6515 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (62%)
  • Pedestrian114 (29%)
  • Passenger35 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Pedal cycle155 (27%)
  • Car120 (21%)
  • Motorcycle98 (17%)
  • Taxi or private hire car77 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach47 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had the 158th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of London in 2014

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London in 2014, with 170 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2014

The A10 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2014: 55, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10556407
2ndA3211384208
3rdA201343715
4thA1211252714
5thA40192202
6thA1111302
7thA3111213
8thA117700
9thA5017802
10thA12104400
11thA43401
12thA1002200
13thA42082201
14thB1001100
15thB5001100
16thB5011100

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2014

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2014: 319.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2014

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2014: 58.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years