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City of London road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 214 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 2025, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 29% on 2024 (166), and casualties rose from 184.

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

Collisions in 2025
214
Up 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
222
Up 21% on 2024
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
31% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 2025

None of the collisions in the City of London in 2025 were fatal and 31% were serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6631%
  • Slight14869%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6831%
  • Slight15469%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 2025 is highlighted, with 214, up 29% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 214
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (19%)
  • Tuesday39 (18%)
  • Wednesday38 (18%)
  • Thursday34 (16%)
  • Friday28 (13%)
  • Saturday20 (9.3%)
  • Sunday15 (7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (4.2%)
  • February8 (3.7%)
  • March13 (6.1%)
  • April18 (8.4%)
  • May15 (7%)
  • June23 (11%)
  • July29 (14%)
  • August18 (8.4%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November21 (9.8%)
  • December12 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds196 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (7%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry193 (90%)
  • Wet or damp20 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph212 (99%)
  • 30 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist124 (56%)
  • Pedestrian56 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (7.7%)
  • Car occupant11 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (0.9%)
  • 16 to 208 (3.6%)
  • 21 to 2527 (12%)
  • 26 to 3581 (36%)
  • 36 to 4546 (21%)
  • 46 to 5536 (16%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 752 (0.9%)
  • Over 751 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider158 (71%)
  • Pedestrian56 (25%)
  • Passenger8 (3.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Pedal cycle166 (45%)
  • Car79 (21%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (10%)
  • Motorcycle35 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had the 174th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in the City of London in 2025

Candlewick, City of London, EC4R 9AF area was the busiest accident hotspot in the City of London in 2025, with 119 collisions, 36 of them serious.

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 2025

The A3211 had the most collisions in the City of London in 2025: 17, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3211172105
2ndA10141405
3rdA1211131304
4thA201131304
5thA40111203
6thA39902
7thA12106600
8thA45502
9thA14402
10thA113400
11thB1003301
12thA5012200
13thA3001100

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 2025

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 2025: 192.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 2025

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 2025: 25.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2025.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years