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Hackney road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 801 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2011, and 872 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2010 (777), and casualties fell from 898.

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

Collisions in 2011
801
Up 3% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
872
Down 3% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2011

0.4% of collisions in Hackney in 2011 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious10413%
  • Slight69487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious10512%
  • Slight76488%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 801, up 3% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 801
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (13%)
  • Tuesday130 (16%)
  • Wednesday128 (16%)
  • Thursday110 (14%)
  • Friday132 (16%)
  • Saturday110 (14%)
  • Sunday85 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59164 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59166 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (5.9%)
  • February53 (6.6%)
  • March65 (8.1%)
  • April85 (11%)
  • May75 (9.4%)
  • June68 (8.5%)
  • July76 (9.5%)
  • August55 (6.9%)
  • September59 (7.4%)
  • October78 (9.7%)
  • November71 (8.9%)
  • December69 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight521 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit273 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds727 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry682 (85%)
  • Wet or damp117 (15%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph798 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway750 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist259 (30%)
  • Car occupant213 (24%)
  • Pedestrian201 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (6%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2056 (6.4%)
  • 21 to 25118 (14%)
  • 26 to 35256 (29%)
  • 36 to 45148 (17%)
  • 46 to 55113 (13%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (1.8%)
  • Over 7513 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded54 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider573 (66%)
  • Pedestrian201 (23%)
  • Passenger98 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car765 (55%)
  • Pedal cycle266 (19%)
  • Motorcycle143 (10%)
  • Bus or coach85 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 40th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2011

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2011, with 186 collisions, 22 of them serious.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2011

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2011: 153, including 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10153164027
2ndA10712213018
3rdA104546019
4thA503475106
5thA105384408
6thA102303715
7thA106232401
8thA1202212102
9thA5201212103
10thB113182103
11thB104131301
12thA1200101203
13thA120891402
14thB1089900
15thB1115500
16thB1125500
17thA12074400
18thB1014400
19thB1024500
20thA122500

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2011

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 755.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2011

E8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2011: 171.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years