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Hackney road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 862 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2019, and 999 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2018 (854), and casualties rose from 984.

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

Collisions in 2019
862
Up 1% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
999
Up 2% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2019

0.5% of collisions in Hackney in 2019 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious14417%
  • Slight71483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious14414%
  • Slight85185%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2019 is highlighted, with 862, up 1% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 862
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (12%)
  • Tuesday116 (13%)
  • Wednesday125 (15%)
  • Thursday138 (16%)
  • Friday148 (17%)
  • Saturday122 (14%)
  • Sunday109 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (7.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5942 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.1%)
  • February73 (8.5%)
  • March68 (7.9%)
  • April81 (9.4%)
  • May63 (7.3%)
  • June95 (11%)
  • July67 (7.8%)
  • August85 (9.9%)
  • September67 (7.8%)
  • October71 (8.2%)
  • November76 (8.8%)
  • December55 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight536 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit259 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown65 (7.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds661 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other39 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry635 (74%)
  • Wet or damp200 (23%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph628 (73%)
  • 30 mph223 (26%)
  • 40 mph9 (1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway560 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road96 (11%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded54 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (26%)
  • Pedestrian227 (23%)
  • Cyclist217 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist181 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2052 (5.2%)
  • 21 to 25143 (14%)
  • 26 to 35310 (31%)
  • 36 to 45182 (18%)
  • 46 to 55116 (12%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.3%)
  • Over 7519 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded44 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider607 (61%)
  • Pedestrian227 (23%)
  • Passenger165 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car791 (52%)
  • Motorcycle230 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle227 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car79 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach64 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 22nd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2019

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2019, with 207 collisions, 36 of them serious.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2019

The A107 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2019: 155, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA107155180117
2ndA10136156132
3rdA503516029
4thA105324305
5thA1202313506
6thA104292905
7thA106283205
8thA102232300
9thA5201223106
10thB113161601
11thB102141503
12thB108131405
13thA12122501
14thA1200121501
15thA1208111203
16thB104111401
17thB112111402
18thB1017802
19thB1056700
20thA12075901

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2019

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 808.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2019

E8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2019: 166.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years