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Hackney road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,242 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2001, and 1,461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 220 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2000 (1,211), and casualties rose from 1,427.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,663 collisions in Hackney.

Collisions in 2001
1,242
Up 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,461
Up 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
220
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2001

0.6% of collisions in Hackney in 2001 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious22018%
  • Slight1,01482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious23616%
  • Slight1,21783%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,242, up 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 in 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday188 (15%)
  • Tuesday163 (13%)
  • Wednesday183 (15%)
  • Thursday181 (15%)
  • Friday208 (17%)
  • Saturday180 (14%)
  • Sunday139 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5945 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59193 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59178 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59276 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59220 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (9.2%)
  • February76 (6.1%)
  • March103 (8.3%)
  • April89 (7.2%)
  • May117 (9.4%)
  • June101 (8.1%)
  • July116 (9.3%)
  • August95 (7.6%)
  • September114 (9.2%)
  • October103 (8.3%)
  • November138 (11%)
  • December76 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight828 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit400 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,091 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry993 (80%)
  • Wet or damp241 (19%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,222 (98%)
  • 40 mph12 (1%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,039 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout13 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant612 (42%)
  • Pedestrian308 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist261 (18%)
  • Cyclist134 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant100 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1058 (4%)
  • 11 to 1571 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20107 (7.3%)
  • 21 to 25156 (11%)
  • 26 to 35424 (29%)
  • 36 to 45277 (19%)
  • 46 to 55140 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6557 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.1%)
  • Over 7516 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded93 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider816 (56%)
  • Passenger337 (23%)
  • Pedestrian308 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,454 (67%)
  • Motorcycle286 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach127 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 35th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2001

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2001, with 204 collisions, 28 of them serious.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2001

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2001: 275, including 55 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10275331055
2ndA107191238135
3rdA104738229
4thA5035969214
5thA105475107
6thA1064353010
7thA102333504
8thB113313606
9thB104252625
10thA1200202206
11thA1208202002
12thB112202904
13thA1207182002
14thB108162504
15thB105151906
16thA1202131502
17thB111131704
18thB102121401
19thA5201111302
20thA1291101

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2001

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 1,174.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2001

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2001: 322.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2001, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years