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Hackney road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 878 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2012, and 989 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2011 (801), and casualties rose from 872.

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

Collisions in 2012
878
Up 10% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
989
Up 13% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Hackney in 2012 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious14116%
  • Slight73283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious14214%
  • Slight84285%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 878, up 10% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 878
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (14%)
  • Tuesday132 (15%)
  • Wednesday136 (15%)
  • Thursday144 (16%)
  • Friday116 (13%)
  • Saturday126 (14%)
  • Sunday99 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (7.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (7.1%)
  • February69 (7.9%)
  • March76 (8.7%)
  • April53 (6%)
  • May85 (9.7%)
  • June72 (8.2%)
  • July89 (10%)
  • August66 (7.5%)
  • September78 (8.9%)
  • October85 (9.7%)
  • November75 (8.5%)
  • December68 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight567 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit306 (35%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds733 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry677 (77%)
  • Wet or damp195 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph860 (98%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway793 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist285 (29%)
  • Car occupant221 (22%)
  • Pedestrian202 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (8.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2038 (3.8%)
  • 21 to 25136 (14%)
  • 26 to 35317 (32%)
  • 36 to 45188 (19%)
  • 46 to 55104 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2.9%)
  • Over 7514 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded43 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider625 (63%)
  • Pedestrian202 (20%)
  • Passenger162 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car751 (50%)
  • Pedal cycle299 (20%)
  • Motorcycle178 (12%)
  • Bus or coach103 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car65 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 30th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2012

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2012, with 197 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2012

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2012: 212, including 1 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10212237136
2ndA107123140015
3rdA104596419
4thA503343916
5thA102293302
6thA5201262605
7thA105243502
8thA106222314
9thA1202171806
10thA1207171802
11thB104151503
12thA1200142004
13thB108142202
14thA1208111302
15thB113101400
16thB1057701
17thA1261002
18thB1025601
19thB1115500
20thB1014402

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2012

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 835.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2012

E8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2012: 210.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years