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City of London road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 282 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2019, and 305 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2018 (269), and casualties rose from 296.

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

Collisions in 2019
282
Up 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
305
Up 3% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
22% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2019

0.4% of collisions in the City of London in 2019 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious6222%
  • Slight21978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6521%
  • Slight23978%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 2019 is highlighted, with 282, up 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 282
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (18%)
  • Wednesday67 (24%)
  • Thursday54 (19%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday18 (6.4%)
  • Sunday14 (5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (11%)
  • February22 (7.8%)
  • March18 (6.4%)
  • April19 (6.7%)
  • May29 (10%)
  • June27 (9.6%)
  • July31 (11%)
  • August19 (6.7%)
  • September22 (7.8%)
  • October33 (12%)
  • November16 (5.7%)
  • December15 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (33%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (88%)
  • Wet or damp35 (12%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph264 (94%)
  • 30 mph18 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist115 (38%)
  • Pedestrian99 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (15%)
  • Car occupant15 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.3%)
  • 16 to 208 (2.6%)
  • 21 to 2531 (10%)
  • 26 to 35115 (38%)
  • 36 to 4582 (27%)
  • 46 to 5542 (14%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.3%)
  • Over 752 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (61%)
  • Pedestrian99 (32%)
  • Passenger21 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Pedal cycle134 (30%)
  • Taxi or private hire car91 (20%)
  • Car83 (18%)
  • Motorcycle62 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (12%)
  • Bus or coach24 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had the 150th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of London in 2019

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London in 2019, with 142 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2019

The A10 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2019: 34, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10343505
2ndA3211222709
3rdA1211212604
4thA201131604
5thA1111202
6thA3101110
7thA409901
8thA46602
9thA5014402
10thB1003301
11thA112200
12thA3001100
13thA42081100
14thB5001101

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2019

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2019: 257.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2019

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2019: 37.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years