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Hackney road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 795 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2022, and 867 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2021 (907), and casualties fell from 975.

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

Collisions in 2022
795
Down 12% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
867
Down 11% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2022

0.1% of collisions in Hackney in 2022 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious14218%
  • Slight65282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious14517%
  • Slight72183%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 795, down 12% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 795
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (12%)
  • Tuesday103 (13%)
  • Wednesday126 (16%)
  • Thursday132 (17%)
  • Friday133 (17%)
  • Saturday101 (13%)
  • Sunday105 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (11%)
  • February43 (5.4%)
  • March63 (7.9%)
  • April75 (9.4%)
  • May86 (11%)
  • June86 (11%)
  • July66 (8.3%)
  • August57 (7.2%)
  • September57 (7.2%)
  • October62 (7.8%)
  • November70 (8.8%)
  • December46 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight516 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit256 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds612 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other45 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded44 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry627 (79%)
  • Wet or damp125 (16%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (4.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph657 (83%)
  • 30 mph126 (16%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway475 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road98 (12%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded90 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist270 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist205 (24%)
  • Car occupant163 (19%)
  • Pedestrian162 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2047 (5.4%)
  • 21 to 25106 (12%)
  • 26 to 35291 (34%)
  • 36 to 45178 (21%)
  • 46 to 5581 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.3%)
  • Over 758 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded39 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider621 (72%)
  • Pedestrian162 (19%)
  • Passenger84 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car650 (46%)
  • Pedal cycle289 (20%)
  • Motorcycle241 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car63 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach45 (3.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)16 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 21st most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2022

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2022, with 150 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2022

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2022: 163, including 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10163175031
2ndA107100108018
3rdA102364405
4thA104353906
5thA106323607
6thA503313505
7thA105242804
8thB113242608
9thA1202202114
10thA5201182004
11thB105161605
12thA1200131301
13thB108121202
14thA1208111403
15thA12101702
16thB1128802
17thB1026600
18thA12053302
19thA12073400
20thB1043301

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2022

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 758.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2022

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2022: 181.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2022, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years