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City of London road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2023, and 187 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2022 (175), and casualties fell from 188.

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

Collisions in 2023
174
Down 1% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
187
Down 1% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
25% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2023

None of the collisions in the City of London in 2023 were fatal and 25% were serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4425%
  • Slight13075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4524%
  • Slight14276%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 2023 is highlighted, with 174, down 1% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 174
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday31 (18%)
  • Thursday46 (26%)
  • Friday37 (21%)
  • Saturday9 (5.2%)
  • Sunday12 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4%)
  • February12 (6.9%)
  • March21 (12%)
  • April23 (13%)
  • May9 (5.2%)
  • June14 (8%)
  • July14 (8%)
  • August17 (9.8%)
  • September16 (9.2%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November11 (6.3%)
  • December11 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (10%)
  • Other7 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (80%)
  • Wet or damp34 (20%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph173 (99%)
  • 30 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist88 (47%)
  • Pedestrian51 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (10%)
  • Car occupant10 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 151 (0.5%)
  • 16 to 205 (2.7%)
  • 21 to 2521 (11%)
  • 26 to 3558 (31%)
  • 36 to 4555 (29%)
  • 46 to 5523 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (11%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.6%)
  • Over 751 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider116 (62%)
  • Pedestrian51 (27%)
  • Passenger20 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Pedal cycle112 (39%)
  • Car65 (23%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (11%)
  • Motorcycle25 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach23 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2023.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in the City of London in 2023

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London in 2023, with 88 collisions, 19 of them serious.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2023

The A10 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2023: 20, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10202504
2ndA201141604
3rdA1211131303
4thA3211101101
5thA38801
6thA408802
7thA16600
8thA115501
9thA45502
10thA12103301
11thA5013402
12thB1003403
13thA3002201
14thA1001100

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2023

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2023: 149.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2023

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2023: 32.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2023, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years