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Hackney road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,037 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2002, and 1,200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 157 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2001 (1,242), and casualties fell from 1,461.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,037
Down 17% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,200
Down 18% on 2001
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
157
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2002

1% of collisions in Hackney in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious15715%
  • Slight87084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious16214%
  • Slight1,02886%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,037, down 17% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002: 1,037
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday155 (15%)
  • Tuesday174 (17%)
  • Wednesday154 (15%)
  • Thursday136 (13%)
  • Friday161 (16%)
  • Saturday150 (14%)
  • Sunday107 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59197 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (6.8%)
  • February69 (6.7%)
  • March95 (9.2%)
  • April85 (8.2%)
  • May99 (9.5%)
  • June94 (9.1%)
  • July82 (7.9%)
  • August86 (8.3%)
  • September89 (8.6%)
  • October100 (9.6%)
  • November89 (8.6%)
  • December78 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight731 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit298 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds867 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds153 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry798 (77%)
  • Wet or damp234 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,006 (97%)
  • 40 mph29 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway765 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway185 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road78 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant522 (44%)
  • Pedestrian252 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist185 (15%)
  • Cyclist123 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (6.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1553 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2084 (7%)
  • 21 to 25144 (12%)
  • 26 to 35306 (26%)
  • 36 to 45246 (21%)
  • 46 to 55111 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.3%)
  • Over 7512 (1%)
  • Not recorded81 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider676 (56%)
  • Passenger272 (23%)
  • Pedestrian252 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,243 (69%)
  • Motorcycle213 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle126 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach97 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle64 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 54th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2002

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2002, with 185 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2002

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2002: 182, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10182218123
2ndA107168190124
3rdA1046476010
4thA5036167512
5thA105455209
6thA106415307
7thA102283605
8thA1200252915
9thA5201212206
10thB108202201
11thB113181903
12thA12172403
13thA1207171802
14thB112172005
15thB104141601
16thB105141811
17thA1202111201
18thB102101402
19thB11191001
20thB1014401

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2002

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 954.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2002

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2002: 225.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years