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Hackney road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 907 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2021, and 975 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2020 (805), and casualties rose from 888.

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

Collisions in 2021
907
Up 13% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
975
Up 10% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2021

0.1% of collisions in Hackney in 2021 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious12914%
  • Slight77786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious13113%
  • Slight84386%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 907, up 13% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 907
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (13%)
  • Tuesday117 (13%)
  • Wednesday118 (13%)
  • Thursday145 (16%)
  • Friday153 (17%)
  • Saturday136 (15%)
  • Sunday116 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59201 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (5.3%)
  • February54 (6%)
  • March74 (8.2%)
  • April84 (9.3%)
  • May76 (8.4%)
  • June91 (10%)
  • July85 (9.4%)
  • August66 (7.3%)
  • September91 (10%)
  • October90 (9.9%)
  • November84 (9.3%)
  • December64 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight606 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit273 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds714 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other46 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded55 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry715 (79%)
  • Wet or damp133 (15%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded56 (6.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph685 (76%)
  • 30 mph209 (23%)
  • 40 mph9 (1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway567 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road112 (12%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded97 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist319 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist256 (26%)
  • Car occupant165 (17%)
  • Pedestrian137 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user6 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2069 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 25122 (13%)
  • 26 to 35306 (31%)
  • 36 to 45188 (19%)
  • 46 to 55124 (13%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (1.8%)
  • Over 756 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded40 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider751 (77%)
  • Pedestrian137 (14%)
  • Passenger87 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car762 (46%)
  • Pedal cycle336 (20%)
  • Motorcycle305 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car64 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)25 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Hackney ranked among 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 13th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
13th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2021

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2021, with 174 collisions, 32 of them serious.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2021

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2021: 178, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10178192025
2ndA107110122111
3rdA12024043013
4thA503394308
5thA104384307
6thA105343704
7thA106313404
8thA102282803
9thB113242905
10thA501192002
11thA5201192003
12thB108171705
13thA1200131304
14thA1208131304
15thB1029900
16thB1058800
17thB1128900
18thB1047700
19thB1116600
20thA125600

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2021

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 877.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2021

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2021: 219.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2021, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Hackney road accidents in other years