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Hackney road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 946 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2017, and 1,091 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2016 (899), and casualties rose from 1,016.

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

Collisions in 2017
946
Up 5% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,091
Up 7% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2017

0.3% of collisions in Hackney in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious14415%
  • Slight79984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious14713%
  • Slight94186%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 946, up 5% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 946
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (13%)
  • Tuesday130 (14%)
  • Wednesday137 (14%)
  • Thursday157 (17%)
  • Friday159 (17%)
  • Saturday129 (14%)
  • Sunday113 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59184 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (8.9%)
  • February78 (8.2%)
  • March66 (7%)
  • April72 (7.6%)
  • May77 (8.1%)
  • June83 (8.8%)
  • July93 (9.8%)
  • August84 (8.9%)
  • September66 (7%)
  • October87 (9.2%)
  • November86 (9.1%)
  • December70 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight603 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit311 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds745 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (3%)
  • Not recorded62 (6.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry736 (78%)
  • Wet or damp166 (18%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded39 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph509 (54%)
  • 30 mph426 (45%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway671 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road82 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded41 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian254 (23%)
  • Car occupant245 (22%)
  • Cyclist238 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist209 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant83 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2053 (4.9%)
  • 21 to 25155 (14%)
  • 26 to 35337 (31%)
  • 36 to 45206 (19%)
  • 46 to 55133 (12%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2%)
  • Over 7520 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider674 (62%)
  • Pedestrian254 (23%)
  • Passenger163 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car795 (49%)
  • Pedal cycle250 (16%)
  • Motorcycle247 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (7.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car95 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach76 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 20th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2017

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2017, with 245 collisions, 36 of them serious.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2017

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2017: 193, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10193229021
2ndA107149182126
3rdA104425018
4thA106394608
5thA1202353808
6thA503344009
7thA102242802
8thA105212414
9thB113212303
10thB108181801
11thA5201172302
12thA1200141702
13thA1208121503
14thB102121202
15thA12111102
16thB104111202
17thB1058900
18thB1016601
19thB1126600
20thA12075501

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2017

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 892.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2017

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2017: 198.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years