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Hackney road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 777 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2010, and 898 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2009 (806), and casualties fell from 922.

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

Collisions in 2010
777
Down 4% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
898
Down 3% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2010

0.6% of collisions in Hackney in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious9312%
  • Slight67987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious9811%
  • Slight79589%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 777, down 4% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 777
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (15%)
  • Tuesday121 (16%)
  • Wednesday115 (15%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday118 (15%)
  • Saturday93 (12%)
  • Sunday98 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7.7%)
  • February64 (8.2%)
  • March68 (8.8%)
  • April74 (9.5%)
  • May61 (7.9%)
  • June60 (7.7%)
  • July68 (8.8%)
  • August82 (11%)
  • September57 (7.3%)
  • October74 (9.5%)
  • November61 (7.9%)
  • December48 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight517 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit246 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds672 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (8.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry608 (78%)
  • Wet or damp137 (18%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.6%)
  • Snow12 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph768 (99%)
  • 40 mph8 (1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway733 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (34%)
  • Cyclist197 (22%)
  • Pedestrian172 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2%)
  • 16 to 2049 (5.5%)
  • 21 to 25123 (14%)
  • 26 to 35267 (30%)
  • 36 to 45191 (21%)
  • 46 to 5592 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (1.4%)
  • Over 7511 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded57 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider585 (65%)
  • Pedestrian172 (19%)
  • Passenger141 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car800 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle203 (15%)
  • Motorcycle149 (11%)
  • Bus or coach78 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 43rd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2010

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2010, with 187 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2010

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2010: 146, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10146167019
2ndA107105126017
3rdA503414908
4thA104404703
5thA105384607
6thA106253015
7thA102242604
8thB113222501
9thA1208171700
10thB108172103
11thA5201151603
12thA1202131411
13thA1200121211
14thB1029900
15thB10491201
16thB1127900
17thB1056800
18thA125502
19thB1015600
20thB1115500

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2010

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 723.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2010

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2010: 166.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years