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Hackney road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 830 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2008, and 978 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2007 (794), and casualties rose from 937.

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

Collisions in 2008
830
Up 5% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
978
Up 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2008

0.7% of collisions in Hackney in 2008 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious14317%
  • Slight68182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious15616%
  • Slight81683%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 830, up 5% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 830
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (15%)
  • Tuesday120 (14%)
  • Wednesday123 (15%)
  • Thursday127 (15%)
  • Friday137 (17%)
  • Saturday109 (13%)
  • Sunday92 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59160 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (8.4%)
  • February78 (9.4%)
  • March60 (7.2%)
  • April66 (8%)
  • May65 (7.8%)
  • June80 (9.6%)
  • July71 (8.6%)
  • August50 (6%)
  • September84 (10%)
  • October78 (9.4%)
  • November76 (9.2%)
  • December52 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight580 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit233 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds709 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry661 (80%)
  • Wet or damp165 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph823 (99%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway683 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (32%)
  • Pedestrian196 (20%)
  • Cyclist188 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant84 (8.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2083 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 25120 (12%)
  • 26 to 35294 (30%)
  • 36 to 45171 (17%)
  • 46 to 5581 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6535 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.5%)
  • Over 7515 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded73 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider584 (60%)
  • Passenger198 (20%)
  • Pedestrian196 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car818 (56%)
  • Pedal cycle196 (14%)
  • Motorcycle194 (13%)
  • Bus or coach107 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (3%)
  • Other vehicle32 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 38th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2008

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2008, with 194 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2008

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2008: 182, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10182205326
2ndA107136161123
3rdA104455405
4thA503344407
5thA105283503
6thA102212203
7thA106202703
8thA1202192909
9thA5201192106
10thB113192101
11thB108161906
12thA1208151603
13thA1200101402
14thB104101001
15thA127910
16thA120771001
17thB1027801
18thB1057900
19thB1117902
20thB1015600

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2008

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 791.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2008

E8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2008: 187.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years