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City of London road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 107 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2020, and 115 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 62% on 2019 (282), and casualties fell from 305.

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

Collisions in 2020
107
Down 62% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
115
Down 62% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
33% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2020

None of the collisions in the City of London in 2020 were fatal and 33% were serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3533%
  • Slight7267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3732%
  • Slight7868%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 2020 is highlighted, with 107, down 62% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 107
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (11%)
  • Tuesday17 (16%)
  • Wednesday20 (19%)
  • Thursday26 (24%)
  • Friday15 (14%)
  • Saturday11 (10%)
  • Sunday6 (5.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (6.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:599 (8.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (14%)
  • February18 (17%)
  • March5 (4.7%)
  • April3 (2.8%)
  • May3 (2.8%)
  • June4 (3.7%)
  • July14 (13%)
  • August8 (7.5%)
  • September9 (8.4%)
  • October17 (16%)
  • November6 (5.6%)
  • December5 (4.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight66 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (37%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (73%)
  • Wet or damp29 (27%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph102 (95%)
  • 30 mph5 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway69 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (29%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist43 (37%)
  • Pedestrian29 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (21%)
  • Car occupant6 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 16 to 201 (0.9%)
  • 21 to 2515 (13%)
  • 26 to 3539 (34%)
  • 36 to 4524 (21%)
  • 46 to 5525 (22%)
  • 56 to 6511 (9.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider80 (70%)
  • Pedestrian29 (25%)
  • Passenger6 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Pedal cycle49 (26%)
  • Car43 (23%)
  • Motorcycle27 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (11%)
  • Bus or coach15 (8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 2020.

Collisions
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the City of London in 2020

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London in 2020, with 60 collisions, 16 of them serious.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2020

The A10 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2020: 19, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10192106
2ndA1211121202
3rdA3211111205
4thA2016602
5thA45502
6thA14402
7thA34601
8thA113301
9thA402202
10thA1001101
11thB1001100

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2020

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2020: 100.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2020

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2020: 21.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2020, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 16 December 2020.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years