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Hackney road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 899 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2005, and 1,026 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2004 (895), and casualties fell from 1,061.

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

Collisions in 2005
899
Level with 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,026
Down 3% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2005

0.4% of collisions in Hackney in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious10512%
  • Slight79088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious12012%
  • Slight90288%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 899, level with 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 899
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (15%)
  • Tuesday133 (15%)
  • Wednesday130 (14%)
  • Thursday137 (15%)
  • Friday138 (15%)
  • Saturday128 (14%)
  • Sunday101 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59132 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59174 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (4.8%)
  • February66 (7.3%)
  • March80 (8.9%)
  • April82 (9.1%)
  • May79 (8.8%)
  • June89 (9.9%)
  • July95 (11%)
  • August83 (9.2%)
  • September64 (7.1%)
  • October86 (9.6%)
  • November68 (7.6%)
  • December64 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight635 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit259 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds809 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (9.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry781 (87%)
  • Wet or damp115 (13%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph874 (97%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway788 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout18 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (37%)
  • Pedestrian247 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (16%)
  • Cyclist134 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2064 (6.2%)
  • 21 to 25118 (12%)
  • 26 to 35284 (28%)
  • 36 to 45184 (18%)
  • 46 to 5598 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6547 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.4%)
  • Over 7514 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded96 (9.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider578 (56%)
  • Pedestrian247 (24%)
  • Passenger201 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car989 (63%)
  • Motorcycle195 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach100 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 52nd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2005

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2005, with 180 collisions, 24 of them serious.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2005

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2005: 130, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10130146019
2ndA10712113819
3rdA503495805
4thA104404402
5thA105394216
6thA5201232803
7thA106222402
8thB113202301
9thB112192405
10thA1202171903
11thB108172004
12thA102152013
13thA12151603
14thA1208121501
15thA1200111300
16thA1207111404
17thB104111100
18thB1024500
19thB1114601
20thB1053300

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2005

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 831.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2005

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2005: 188.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years