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City of London road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 175 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2022, and 188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2021 (147), and casualties rose from 157.

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

Collisions in 2022
175
Up 19% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
188
Up 20% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
34% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2022

0.6% of collisions in the City of London in 2022 were fatal and 34% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious5934%
  • Slight11566%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious6334%
  • Slight12466%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 2022 is highlighted, with 175, up 19% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 175
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (10%)
  • Tuesday29 (17%)
  • Wednesday31 (18%)
  • Thursday41 (23%)
  • Friday29 (17%)
  • Saturday17 (9.7%)
  • Sunday10 (5.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (15%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.1%)
  • February9 (5.1%)
  • March15 (8.6%)
  • April17 (9.7%)
  • May15 (8.6%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July25 (14%)
  • August17 (9.7%)
  • September12 (6.9%)
  • October13 (7.4%)
  • November16 (9.1%)
  • December7 (4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight112 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (35%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (6.3%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (87%)
  • Wet or damp19 (11%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph171 (98%)
  • 30 mph4 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (32%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist87 (46%)
  • Pedestrian42 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (6.4%)
  • Car occupant11 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.5%)
  • 16 to 207 (3.7%)
  • 21 to 2531 (16%)
  • 26 to 3561 (32%)
  • 36 to 4537 (20%)
  • 46 to 5528 (15%)
  • 56 to 6518 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.6%)
  • Over 751 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider132 (70%)
  • Pedestrian42 (22%)
  • Passenger14 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Pedal cycle108 (36%)
  • Car71 (24%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (12%)
  • Motorcycle33 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (6.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 2022.

Collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of London in 2022

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London in 2022, with 89 collisions, 29 of them serious.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2022

The A1211 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2022: 22, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1211222405
2ndA3211212209
3rdA10171809
4thA201131407
5thA40111204
6thA43400
7thA112200
8thA12102200
9thA32200
10thA3002201
11thB1002200
12thA11100
13thB5211100

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2022

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2022: 159.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2022

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2022: 22.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2022, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2022.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years