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Hackney road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 857 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2015, and 974 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2014 (890), and casualties fell from 1,020.

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

Collisions in 2015
857
Down 4% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
974
Down 5% on 2014
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2015

0.8% of collisions in Hackney in 2015 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious758.8%
  • Slight77590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious757.7%
  • Slight89292%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 857, down 4% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 857
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (14%)
  • Tuesday126 (15%)
  • Wednesday122 (14%)
  • Thursday150 (18%)
  • Friday129 (15%)
  • Saturday102 (12%)
  • Sunday108 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59185 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (8.3%)
  • February70 (8.2%)
  • March72 (8.4%)
  • April56 (6.5%)
  • May77 (9%)
  • June65 (7.6%)
  • July91 (11%)
  • August67 (7.8%)
  • September75 (8.8%)
  • October69 (8.1%)
  • November65 (7.6%)
  • December79 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight560 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit287 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds738 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry691 (81%)
  • Wet or damp162 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph59 (6.9%)
  • 30 mph780 (91%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway782 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (26%)
  • Cyclist249 (26%)
  • Pedestrian188 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2053 (5.4%)
  • 21 to 25143 (15%)
  • 26 to 35315 (32%)
  • 36 to 45161 (17%)
  • 46 to 55116 (12%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.3%)
  • Over 7516 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded28 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider631 (65%)
  • Pedestrian188 (19%)
  • Passenger155 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car763 (51%)
  • Pedal cycle260 (17%)
  • Motorcycle199 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach78 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car70 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 32nd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
46th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2015

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2015, with 204 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2015

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2015: 183, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10183206213
2ndA107129153113
3rdA104454806
4thA105405003
5thA503404812
6thA1202293514
7thA106283804
8thA102252514
9thB113222501
10thA1200171800
11thA5201171702
12thA1208141400
13thA1207131601
14thA12111400
15thB108111200
16thB104101101
17thB1059901
18thB1013301
19thB1023400
20thB1113400

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2015

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 808.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2015

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2015: 187.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years