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City of London road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2017, and 347 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2016 (368), and casualties fell from 405.

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

Collisions in 2017
313
Down 15% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
347
Down 14% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
18% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2017

0.6% of collisions in the City of London in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5618%
  • Slight25581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5817%
  • Slight28783%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 2017 is highlighted, with 313, down 15% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 313
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (19%)
  • Wednesday56 (18%)
  • Thursday52 (17%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (9.9%)
  • Sunday20 (6.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (14%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.4%)
  • February17 (5.4%)
  • March22 (7%)
  • April26 (8.3%)
  • May36 (12%)
  • June21 (6.7%)
  • July22 (7%)
  • August23 (7.3%)
  • September31 (9.9%)
  • October29 (9.3%)
  • November30 (9.6%)
  • December36 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (7.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (88%)
  • Wet or damp38 (12%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph276 (88%)
  • 30 mph36 (12%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (8.9%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist119 (34%)
  • Pedestrian101 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (19%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (9.2%)
  • Car occupant18 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.6%)
  • 16 to 2015 (4.3%)
  • 21 to 2556 (16%)
  • 26 to 35120 (35%)
  • 36 to 4580 (23%)
  • 46 to 5542 (12%)
  • 56 to 6519 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.4%)
  • Over 753 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (64%)
  • Pedestrian101 (29%)
  • Passenger25 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Pedal cycle139 (27%)
  • Taxi or private hire car109 (21%)
  • Car105 (20%)
  • Motorcycle98 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5%)
  • Bus or coach25 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had the 145th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of London in 2017

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London in 2017, with 143 collisions, 29 of them serious.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2017

The A201 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2017: 33, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA201334017
2ndA10313203
3rdA3211313809
4thA1211202404
5thA40202006
6thA501162401
7thA1101001
8thA11101001
9thA36602
10thA46602
11thA1004500
12thA12104410
13thA3003302
14thB5002300
15thA12131100
16thB1001100

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2017

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2017: 271.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2017

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2017: 59.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years