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City of London road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2021, and 157 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 37% on 2020 (107), and casualties rose from 115.

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

Collisions in 2021
147
Up 37% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
157
Up 37% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
27% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2021

0.7% of collisions in the City of London in 2021 were fatal and 27% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious4027%
  • Slight10672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4126%
  • Slight11573%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 2021 is highlighted, with 147, up 37% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 147
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (8.8%)
  • Tuesday26 (18%)
  • Wednesday26 (18%)
  • Thursday28 (19%)
  • Friday20 (14%)
  • Saturday22 (15%)
  • Sunday12 (8.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (8.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (0.7%)
  • February3 (2%)
  • March6 (4.1%)
  • April8 (5.4%)
  • May13 (8.8%)
  • June21 (14%)
  • July14 (9.5%)
  • August19 (13%)
  • September16 (11%)
  • October15 (10%)
  • November17 (12%)
  • December14 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (5.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (87%)
  • Wet or damp19 (13%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph145 (99%)
  • 30 mph2 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (29%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist67 (43%)
  • Pedestrian40 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (17%)
  • Car occupant9 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.6%)
  • 16 to 208 (5.1%)
  • 21 to 2522 (14%)
  • 26 to 3551 (32%)
  • 36 to 4537 (24%)
  • 46 to 5521 (13%)
  • 56 to 658 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.5%)
  • Over 752 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider107 (68%)
  • Pedestrian40 (25%)
  • Passenger10 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Pedal cycle79 (32%)
  • Car54 (22%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (15%)
  • Motorcycle29 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (4.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)10 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2021

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2021 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.

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (4)

How the City of London ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 2021.

Collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the City of London in 2021

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London in 2021, with 76 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2021

The A3211 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2021: 21, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3211212409
2ndA10192006
3rdA1211151515
4thA117803
5thA2017902
6thA5015500
7thA12103400
8thA33302
9thA403301
10thA12201
11thB1002200
12thA3001100
13thB5001100

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2021

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2021: 125.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2021

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2021: 30.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2021, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years