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City of London road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2018, and 296 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2017 (313), and casualties fell from 347.

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

Collisions in 2018
269
Down 14% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
296
Down 15% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
30% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2018

0.4% of collisions in the City of London in 2018 were fatal and 30% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious8030%
  • Slight18870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious8127%
  • Slight21472%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 2018 is highlighted, with 269, down 14% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 269
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (18%)
  • Wednesday47 (17%)
  • Thursday57 (21%)
  • Friday35 (13%)
  • Saturday27 (10%)
  • Sunday11 (4.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (9.3%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.1%)
  • February30 (11%)
  • March28 (10%)
  • April27 (10%)
  • May29 (11%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July18 (6.7%)
  • August18 (6.7%)
  • September21 (7.8%)
  • October22 (8.2%)
  • November16 (5.9%)
  • December11 (4.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (7.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (88%)
  • Wet or damp33 (12%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph233 (87%)
  • 30 mph36 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist100 (34%)
  • Pedestrian84 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (22%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (5.1%)
  • Car occupant12 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.7%)
  • 16 to 207 (2.4%)
  • 21 to 2545 (15%)
  • 26 to 3594 (32%)
  • 36 to 4563 (21%)
  • 46 to 5552 (18%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 754 (1.4%)
  • Over 755 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (62%)
  • Pedestrian84 (28%)
  • Passenger29 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Pedal cycle123 (28%)
  • Taxi or private hire car89 (21%)
  • Motorcycle86 (20%)
  • Car75 (17%)
  • Bus or coach31 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had the 168th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of London in 2018

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London in 2018, with 130 collisions, 39 of them serious.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2018

The A3211 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2018: 35, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32113543112
2ndA201293208
3rdA10262807
4thA1211222207
5thA40121305
6thA11101302
7thA391003
8thA48801
9thA5015501
10thA1004502
11thA13301
12thA12103300
13thA12132200

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2018

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2018: 241.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2018

EC4V had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2018: 36.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2018, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2018.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years