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Hackney road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 806 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2013, and 890 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2012 (878), and casualties fell from 989.

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

Collisions in 2013
806
Down 8% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
890
Down 10% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2013

0.6% of collisions in Hackney in 2013 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious769.4%
  • Slight72590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious788.8%
  • Slight80791%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 806, down 8% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 806
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (14%)
  • Tuesday119 (15%)
  • Wednesday120 (15%)
  • Thursday121 (15%)
  • Friday121 (15%)
  • Saturday107 (13%)
  • Sunday102 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59152 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (6.8%)
  • February62 (7.7%)
  • March57 (7.1%)
  • April58 (7.2%)
  • May73 (9.1%)
  • June86 (11%)
  • July69 (8.6%)
  • August67 (8.3%)
  • September71 (8.8%)
  • October86 (11%)
  • November61 (7.6%)
  • December61 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight549 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit249 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds686 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry643 (80%)
  • Wet or damp151 (19%)
  • Snow8 (1%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph792 (98%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway733 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist248 (28%)
  • Car occupant197 (22%)
  • Pedestrian189 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist146 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (8.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2041 (4.6%)
  • 21 to 25108 (12%)
  • 26 to 35279 (31%)
  • 36 to 45161 (18%)
  • 46 to 55111 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.9%)
  • Over 7514 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded44 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider579 (65%)
  • Pedestrian189 (21%)
  • Passenger122 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car702 (50%)
  • Pedal cycle262 (19%)
  • Motorcycle177 (13%)
  • Bus or coach88 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car73 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 31st most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2013

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2013, with 182 collisions, 23 of them serious.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2013

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2013: 193, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10193217218
2ndA10711312508
3rdA104414704
4thA503374605
5thA105364504
6thA5201242404
7thA102232603
8thA1202232302
9thA106202201
10thA1200151602
11thB113141504
12thB108111101
13thA1208101001
14thB10281010
15thB1047701
16thA12076701
17thB1126702
18thB1054400
19thA12053300
20thA122300

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2013

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 767.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2013

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2013: 184.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2013, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years