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Hackney road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 751 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2006, and 877 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2005 (899), and casualties fell from 1,026.

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

Collisions in 2006
751
Down 16% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
877
Down 15% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2006

0.9% of collisions in Hackney in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious10314%
  • Slight64185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious11013%
  • Slight76087%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 751, down 16% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 751
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (14%)
  • Tuesday101 (13%)
  • Wednesday119 (16%)
  • Thursday106 (14%)
  • Friday126 (17%)
  • Saturday99 (13%)
  • Sunday92 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.3%)
  • February48 (6.4%)
  • March65 (8.7%)
  • April53 (7.1%)
  • May73 (9.7%)
  • June93 (12%)
  • July68 (9.1%)
  • August72 (9.6%)
  • September59 (7.9%)
  • October65 (8.7%)
  • November61 (8.1%)
  • December39 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight518 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit231 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds705 (94%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (5.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry688 (92%)
  • Wet or damp61 (8.1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph709 (94%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph32 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway679 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (18%)
  • Pedestrian162 (18%)
  • Cyclist136 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2047 (5.4%)
  • 21 to 25119 (14%)
  • 26 to 35237 (27%)
  • 36 to 45174 (20%)
  • 46 to 5580 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6544 (5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.1%)
  • Over 7514 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded76 (8.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider540 (62%)
  • Passenger175 (20%)
  • Pedestrian162 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car799 (60%)
  • Motorcycle184 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle142 (11%)
  • Bus or coach86 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 71st most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2006

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2006, with 158 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2006

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2006: 112, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10112123312
2ndA1076776210
3rdA104354200
4thA105344303
5thA503293908
6thA106202804
7thA5201171802
8thB113141910
9thA102121500
10thA1202101100
11thA1291002
12thA12008803
13thA12077702
14thB1027700
15thB10571003
16thA12086600
17thB1086701
18thB1115501
19thB1125602
20thB1044501

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2006

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 707.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2006

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2006: 158.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years