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Hackney road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 890 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2014, and 1,020 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2013 (806), and casualties rose from 890.

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

Collisions in 2014
890
Up 10% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,020
Up 15% on 2013
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
6% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Hackney in 2014 were fatal and 6% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious536%
  • Slight83093%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious535.2%
  • Slight96094%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 890, up 10% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 890
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (16%)
  • Tuesday127 (14%)
  • Wednesday127 (14%)
  • Thursday127 (14%)
  • Friday146 (16%)
  • Saturday131 (15%)
  • Sunday92 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (7.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59139 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (9.6%)
  • February68 (7.6%)
  • March69 (7.8%)
  • April83 (9.3%)
  • May89 (10%)
  • June78 (8.8%)
  • July73 (8.2%)
  • August67 (7.5%)
  • September63 (7.1%)
  • October93 (10%)
  • November67 (7.5%)
  • December55 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight604 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit276 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds744 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry688 (77%)
  • Wet or damp199 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph877 (99%)
  • 40 mph9 (1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway848 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (28%)
  • Cyclist267 (26%)
  • Pedestrian197 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (7.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (3%)
  • 16 to 2049 (4.8%)
  • 21 to 25148 (15%)
  • 26 to 35336 (33%)
  • 36 to 45178 (17%)
  • 46 to 55112 (11%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2.8%)
  • Over 7517 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded34 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider656 (64%)
  • Pedestrian197 (19%)
  • Passenger167 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car824 (53%)
  • Pedal cycle279 (18%)
  • Motorcycle185 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach84 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car64 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hackney ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 33rd most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
41st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2014

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2014, with 212 collisions, 23 of them serious.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2014

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2014: 190, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10190211110
2ndA10714317523
3rdA503546007
4thA104354300
5thA5201283000
6thA105263220
7thA102243200
8thA106242511
9thA1202182302
10thB108171900
11thB113151503
12thA1200131401
13thA1207121302
14thA1208121301
15thB102101101
16thB1017700
17thB1047801
18thB10571001
19thA126901
20thB1125500

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2014

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 835.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2014

E8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2014: 183.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2014, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years