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Hackney road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 48,663 road traffic collisions in Hackney from 1979 to 2025, and 55,855 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 321 were fatal and 7,698 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 714 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (725), and casualties fell from 794 to 776.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
48,663
37th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55,855
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
321
0.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
714
Down 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Hackney

0.7% of collisions in Hackney from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3210.7%
  • Serious7,69816%
  • Slight40,64484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3260.6%
  • Serious8,17115%
  • Slight47,35885%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. In 2025 there were 714, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 714
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025714776
2024725794
2023768838
2022795867
2021907975
2020805888
2019862999
2018854984
20179461,091
20168991,016
2015857974
20148901,020
2013806890
2012878989
2011801872
2010777898
2009806922
2008830978
2007794937
2006751877
20058991,026
20048951,061
20031,0051,134
20021,0371,200
20011,2421,461
20001,2111,427
19991,2311,398
19981,1711,327
19971,1791,344
19961,1521,322
19951,0781,219
19941,1521,333
19931,1851,389
19921,1131,304
19911,1361,325
19901,3581,560
19891,3201,524
19881,2511,443
19871,1851,380
19861,1961,399
19851,1911,362
19841,2591,442
19831,3561,560
19821,3881,646
19811,3021,520
19801,3051,514
19791,4011,650

When and where crashes happen in Hackney

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,864 (14%)
  • Tuesday7,026 (14%)
  • Wednesday7,263 (15%)
  • Thursday7,503 (15%)
  • Friday7,963 (16%)
  • Saturday6,517 (13%)
  • Sunday5,527 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,376 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,234 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595,265 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597,232 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597,981 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910,817 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598,407 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595,351 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,644 (7.5%)
  • February3,479 (7.1%)
  • March4,027 (8.3%)
  • April3,911 (8%)
  • May4,311 (8.9%)
  • June4,400 (9%)
  • July4,353 (8.9%)
  • August4,093 (8.4%)
  • September4,196 (8.6%)
  • October4,397 (9%)
  • November4,242 (8.7%)
  • December3,610 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight33,626 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14,347 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown518 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit126 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds37,147 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,785 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds415 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds259 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds156 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist64 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds15 (under 0.1%)
  • Other4,046 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded776 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry38,035 (78%)
  • Wet or damp9,827 (20%)
  • Frost or ice201 (0.4%)
  • Snow166 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep17 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded414 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5,991 (12%)
  • 30 mph41,901 (86%)
  • 40 mph578 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph161 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph19 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph13 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway37,284 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway4,539 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3,438 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout615 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2,787 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Hackney

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant18,582 (33%)
  • Pedestrian13,828 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist8,707 (16%)
  • Cyclist8,411 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4,212 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant990 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant670 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant186 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)137 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant43 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded69 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,494 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 102,460 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 152,429 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 204,769 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 257,572 (14%)
  • 26 to 3514,576 (26%)
  • 36 to 458,111 (15%)
  • 46 to 554,917 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 653,073 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 751,624 (2.9%)
  • Over 751,099 (2%)
  • Not recorded3,731 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider30,171 (54%)
  • Pedestrian13,828 (25%)
  • Passenger11,856 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car50,577 (61%)
  • Motorcycle9,796 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle8,726 (11%)
  • Bus or coach5,001 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4,588 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,656 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,201 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle677 (0.8%)
  • Minibus177 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)94 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Hackney

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Hackney

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hackney ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 37th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 156th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
34thHounslow51,23063,2605287,258
35thTower Hamlets49,58257,6363757,115
36thLeicester48,97061,1474876,396
37thHackney (this area)48,66355,8553217,698
38thBromley48,60560,2084828,440
39thKingston upon Hull48,56058,2434088,517
40thHillingdon47,92060,6404357,368

Accident hotspots in Hackney

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area is the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney, with 4,476 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 16 of them fatal.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney from 1979 to 2025: 9,109, including 66 fatal and 1,378 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA109,10910,377661,378
2ndA1076,9598,079581,050
3rdA1042,8153,21818406
4thA5032,0692,47923373
5thA1051,9452,30317326
6thA1061,8122,14611317
7thA1021,5301,78713246
8thB1089011,1065161
9thB1138841,0106135
10thA52018259133134
11thA120078388813146
12thA12027838734152
13thB1047268003102
14thA1207601704494
15thB112585724595
16thA1208529589299
17thB105527622592
18thB102452539470
19thB111354406356
20thA12253337433

Towns in Hackney

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 41,633.

Postcode districts in Hackney

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney from 1979 to 2025: 10,088.

Latest crashes in Hackney

Of the latest 24 crashes in Hackney, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity