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City of London road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2024, and 184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2023 (174), and casualties fell from 187.

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

Collisions in 2024
166
Down 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
184
Down 2% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
32% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2024

0.6% of collisions in the City of London in 2024 were fatal and 32% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious5332%
  • Slight11267%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5429%
  • Slight12970%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 2024 is highlighted, with 166, down 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 166
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (11%)
  • Tuesday22 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (19%)
  • Thursday37 (22%)
  • Friday24 (14%)
  • Saturday20 (12%)
  • Sunday13 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (10%)
  • February10 (6%)
  • March15 (9%)
  • April11 (6.6%)
  • May16 (9.6%)
  • June15 (9%)
  • July13 (7.8%)
  • August10 (6%)
  • September12 (7.2%)
  • October11 (6.6%)
  • November19 (11%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight112 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (10%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (81%)
  • Wet or damp31 (19%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph165 (99%)
  • 30 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist88 (48%)
  • Pedestrian50 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (11%)
  • Car occupant11 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 151 (0.5%)
  • 16 to 208 (4.3%)
  • 21 to 2529 (16%)
  • 26 to 3568 (37%)
  • 36 to 4531 (17%)
  • 46 to 5523 (13%)
  • 56 to 6515 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.7%)
  • Over 752 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider122 (66%)
  • Pedestrian50 (27%)
  • Passenger12 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Pedal cycle118 (44%)
  • Car47 (17%)
  • Motorcycle32 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (4)

How the City of London ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 2024.

Collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of London in 2024

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London in 2024, with 82 collisions, 28 of them serious.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2024

The A10 and A3211 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2024, with 19 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10191909
2ndA3211192107
3rdA201141607
4thA1191003
5thA161101
6thA36603
7thA406702
8thA12115600
9thB1004402
10thA12103401
11thA42200
12thA5012200
13thA1001101
14thA42081101
15thB5001100

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2024

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2024: 145.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2024

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2024: 17.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2024, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years