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Hackney road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 895 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2004, and 1,061 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2003 (1,005), and casualties fell from 1,134.

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

Collisions in 2004
895
Down 11% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,061
Down 6% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2004

0.9% of collisions in Hackney in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious13415%
  • Slight75384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious14113%
  • Slight91286%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 895, down 11% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 895
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (15%)
  • Tuesday136 (15%)
  • Wednesday125 (14%)
  • Thursday129 (14%)
  • Friday143 (16%)
  • Saturday118 (13%)
  • Sunday108 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59183 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59172 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (6.3%)
  • February68 (7.6%)
  • March71 (7.9%)
  • April67 (7.5%)
  • May63 (7%)
  • June95 (11%)
  • July85 (9.5%)
  • August72 (8%)
  • September67 (7.5%)
  • October91 (10%)
  • November84 (9.4%)
  • December76 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight591 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit295 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds832 (93%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry796 (89%)
  • Wet or damp96 (11%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph864 (97%)
  • 40 mph25 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway698 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (38%)
  • Pedestrian218 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (18%)
  • Cyclist128 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant99 (9.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1530 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2074 (7%)
  • 21 to 25109 (10%)
  • 26 to 35324 (31%)
  • 36 to 45203 (19%)
  • 46 to 55106 (10%)
  • 56 to 6552 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.5%)
  • Over 7512 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded68 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider599 (56%)
  • Passenger244 (23%)
  • Pedestrian218 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car960 (64%)
  • Motorcycle215 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle135 (9%)
  • Bus or coach117 (7.8%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 58th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2004

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2004, with 155 collisions, 16 of them serious.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2004

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2004: 175, including 1 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10175206134
2ndA107146188317
3rdA1045865013
4thA1053949110
5thA503384714
6thA102323904
7thA106313512
8thA12212803
9thB113212312
10thA1200171904
11thA5201172004
12thB104141400
13thA1202131400
14thA1207121402
15thB108121600
16thA1208101102
17thB11291100
18thB1028903
19thB10581002
20thB1116903

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2004

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 843.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2004

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2004: 210.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years