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City of London road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 344 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2015, and 382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2014 (348), and casualties fell from 390.

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

Collisions in 2015
344
Down 1% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
382
Down 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2015

0.3% of collisions in the City of London in 2015 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%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight30288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4211%
  • 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. 2015 is highlighted, with 344, down 1% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 344
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (17%)
  • Wednesday59 (17%)
  • Thursday68 (20%)
  • Friday56 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (9.3%)
  • Sunday19 (5.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (23%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9%)
  • February29 (8.4%)
  • March25 (7.3%)
  • April36 (10%)
  • May38 (11%)
  • June30 (8.7%)
  • July32 (9.3%)
  • August23 (6.7%)
  • September20 (5.8%)
  • October29 (8.4%)
  • November24 (7%)
  • December27 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (94%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (2.9%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry325 (94%)
  • Wet or damp19 (5.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph101 (29%)
  • 30 mph196 (57%)
  • 40 mph37 (11%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (12%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist134 (35%)
  • Pedestrian119 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (14%)
  • Car occupant30 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.3%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.3%)
  • 16 to 2012 (3.1%)
  • 21 to 2534 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 35136 (36%)
  • 36 to 4580 (21%)
  • 46 to 5569 (18%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.6%)
  • Over 755 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (60%)
  • Pedestrian119 (31%)
  • Passenger32 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Pedal cycle151 (27%)
  • Car131 (23%)
  • Taxi or private hire car92 (16%)
  • Motorcycle79 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach36 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had the 145th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the City of London in 2015

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London in 2015, with 164 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2015

The A3211 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2015: 46, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3211465505
2ndA10454604
3rdA40273104
4thA201242800
5thA1211232502
6thA16801
7thA116602
8thA46900
9thA12105502
10thB1005500
11thA33301
12thA3003301
13thA5013300
14thB5003300
15thA1002200

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2015

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2015: 310.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2015

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2015: 43.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years