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Hackney road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 899 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2016, and 1,016 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2015 (857), and casualties rose from 974.

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

Collisions in 2016
899
Up 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,016
Up 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2016

0.4% of collisions in Hackney in 2016 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious9210%
  • Slight80389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious949.3%
  • Slight91890%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 899, up 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 899
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (12%)
  • Tuesday126 (14%)
  • Wednesday141 (16%)
  • Thursday136 (15%)
  • Friday150 (17%)
  • Saturday132 (15%)
  • Sunday109 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59187 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8%)
  • February73 (8.1%)
  • March86 (9.6%)
  • April69 (7.7%)
  • May77 (8.6%)
  • June78 (8.7%)
  • July75 (8.3%)
  • August66 (7.3%)
  • September64 (7.1%)
  • October81 (9%)
  • November81 (9%)
  • December77 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight559 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit322 (36%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds757 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded45 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry736 (82%)
  • Wet or damp151 (17%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph299 (33%)
  • 30 mph591 (66%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway784 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist254 (25%)
  • Car occupant240 (24%)
  • Pedestrian208 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (7.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2065 (6.4%)
  • 21 to 25147 (14%)
  • 26 to 35287 (28%)
  • 36 to 45208 (20%)
  • 46 to 55103 (10%)
  • 56 to 6574 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3%)
  • Over 7514 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded32 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider650 (64%)
  • Pedestrian208 (20%)
  • Passenger158 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car805 (51%)
  • Pedal cycle266 (17%)
  • Motorcycle224 (14%)
  • Bus or coach93 (5.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car75 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 23rd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2016

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2016, with 228 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2016

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2016: 167, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10167185016
2ndA107137167215
3rdA104445505
4thA503424605
5thA105415001
6thA5201323921
7thA102313600
8thA106232403
9thA1200202100
10thA1202202104
11thB108192000
12thB104141402
13thA1208121304
14thB105111101
15thB113111202
16thB102101302
17thA12077800
18thA125800
19thB1125800
20thB1014400

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2016

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 835.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2016

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2016: 221.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years