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Hackney road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 854 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2018, and 984 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (946), and casualties fell from 1,091.

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

Collisions in 2018
854
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
984
Down 10% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2018

0.2% of collisions in Hackney in 2018 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious14817%
  • Slight70482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious15716%
  • Slight82584%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 854, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 854
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (14%)
  • Tuesday104 (12%)
  • Wednesday125 (15%)
  • Thursday119 (14%)
  • Friday161 (19%)
  • Saturday114 (13%)
  • Sunday108 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5942 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59165 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59107 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (6.8%)
  • February67 (7.8%)
  • March61 (7.1%)
  • April68 (8%)
  • May86 (10%)
  • June78 (9.1%)
  • July73 (8.5%)
  • August86 (10%)
  • September72 (8.4%)
  • October88 (10%)
  • November56 (6.6%)
  • December61 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight530 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit269 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown47 (5.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds664 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded41 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry649 (76%)
  • Wet or damp162 (19%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (4.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph581 (68%)
  • 30 mph258 (30%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway557 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road94 (11%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded59 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist249 (25%)
  • Car occupant231 (23%)
  • Pedestrian207 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist179 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant29 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2043 (4.4%)
  • 21 to 25133 (14%)
  • 26 to 35312 (32%)
  • 36 to 45192 (20%)
  • 46 to 55118 (12%)
  • 56 to 6558 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (1.5%)
  • Over 7519 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded41 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider638 (65%)
  • Pedestrian207 (21%)
  • Passenger139 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car757 (50%)
  • Pedal cycle252 (17%)
  • Motorcycle203 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car93 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach75 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 28th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2018

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2018, with 201 collisions, 50 of them serious.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2018

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2018: 162, including 1 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10162193139
2ndA107130148018
3rdA104343906
4thA503293203
5thA1202272909
6thA106242707
7thA102232703
8thA105232404
9thB113202205
10thA5201171902
11thA1208151803
12thA1207121402
13thB104121201
14thB105121402
15thA12111410
16thA1200111302
17thB10281000
18thB1086802
19thB11261101
20thA12093302

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2018

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 802.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2018

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2018: 184.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years