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Hackney road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,005 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2003, and 1,134 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2002 (1,037), and casualties fell from 1,200.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,005
Down 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,134
Down 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2003

0.4% of collisions in Hackney in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious14214%
  • Slight85985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious14813%
  • Slight98287%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,005, down 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 1,005
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (16%)
  • Tuesday141 (14%)
  • Wednesday145 (14%)
  • Thursday158 (16%)
  • Friday143 (14%)
  • Saturday131 (13%)
  • Sunday130 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59159 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59176 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (6.1%)
  • February63 (6.3%)
  • March83 (8.3%)
  • April76 (7.6%)
  • May100 (10%)
  • June92 (9.2%)
  • July92 (9.2%)
  • August70 (7%)
  • September92 (9.2%)
  • October77 (7.7%)
  • November113 (11%)
  • December86 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight659 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit344 (34%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds911 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (8.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry871 (87%)
  • Wet or damp125 (12%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph980 (98%)
  • 40 mph17 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway589 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway362 (36%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant404 (36%)
  • Pedestrian259 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (18%)
  • Cyclist138 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant100 (8.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2065 (5.7%)
  • 21 to 25127 (11%)
  • 26 to 35304 (27%)
  • 36 to 45216 (19%)
  • 46 to 55117 (10%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.1%)
  • Over 7529 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded76 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider638 (56%)
  • Pedestrian259 (23%)
  • Passenger237 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,078 (63%)
  • Motorcycle220 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach133 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle29 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 51st most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2003

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2003, with 159 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2003

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2003: 220, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10220244230
2ndA107168186129
3rdA104748308
4thA503475319
5thA105364108
6thA102294004
7thA106293304
8thA1200222402
9thA5201222603
10thB113212603
11thB108192101
12thA1202171701
13thB112151702
14thA1207141401
15thB102121501
16thA1208111201
17thB104111204
18thB105101202
19thA1281201
20thB1016600

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2003

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 933.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2003

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2003: 234.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2003, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years