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Hackney road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 805 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2020, and 888 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2019 (862), and casualties fell from 999.

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

Collisions in 2020
805
Down 7% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
888
Down 11% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2020

0.5% of collisions in Hackney in 2020 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious10012%
  • Slight70187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious10612%
  • Slight77888%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 805, down 7% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 805
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (11%)
  • Tuesday109 (14%)
  • Wednesday134 (17%)
  • Thursday117 (15%)
  • Friday150 (19%)
  • Saturday111 (14%)
  • Sunday94 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (9.1%)
  • February57 (7.1%)
  • March58 (7.2%)
  • April34 (4.2%)
  • May56 (7%)
  • June62 (7.7%)
  • July91 (11%)
  • August71 (8.8%)
  • September94 (12%)
  • October94 (12%)
  • November52 (6.5%)
  • December63 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight535 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit206 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown57 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds587 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other58 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry595 (74%)
  • Wet or damp172 (21%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph626 (78%)
  • 30 mph166 (21%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway527 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road85 (11%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded87 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist273 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist212 (24%)
  • Car occupant201 (23%)
  • Pedestrian143 (16%)
  • Van occupant18 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (1%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2%)
  • 16 to 2060 (6.8%)
  • 21 to 25103 (12%)
  • 26 to 35303 (34%)
  • 36 to 45159 (18%)
  • 46 to 55104 (12%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2%)
  • Over 7513 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded35 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider655 (74%)
  • Pedestrian143 (16%)
  • Passenger90 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car731 (50%)
  • Pedal cycle285 (19%)
  • Motorcycle255 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)12 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 14th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2020

Homerton, Hackney, E9 6EH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2020, with 119 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2020

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2020: 127, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10127140217
2ndA107124146014
3rdA104333415
4thA106323501
5thA102303504
6thA503262905
7thA105252705
8thB113202203
9thA1200192400
10thA5201171800
11thA1202151503
12thA501151503
13thB104151503
14thA12131502
15thA1208111103
16thA120791301
17thB10591101
18thB11291001
19thB10881202
20thB1027701

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2020

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 772.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2020

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2020: 169.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years