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Hackney road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 768 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2023, and 838 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2022 (795), and casualties fell from 867.

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

Collisions in 2023
768
Down 3% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
838
Down 3% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2023

0.4% of collisions in Hackney in 2023 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious12216%
  • Slight64384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious12715%
  • Slight70884%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 768, down 3% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 768
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (12%)
  • Tuesday104 (14%)
  • Wednesday119 (15%)
  • Thursday140 (18%)
  • Friday131 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (12%)
  • Sunday86 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (8.2%)
  • February47 (6.1%)
  • March66 (8.6%)
  • April59 (7.7%)
  • May68 (8.9%)
  • June67 (8.7%)
  • July79 (10%)
  • August65 (8.5%)
  • September79 (10%)
  • October62 (8.1%)
  • November60 (7.8%)
  • December53 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight503 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit251 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds572 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other45 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded60 (7.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry572 (74%)
  • Wet or damp139 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded54 (7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph661 (86%)
  • 30 mph94 (12%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway488 (64%)
  • One way street or slip road88 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (10%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded96 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist306 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (19%)
  • Pedestrian149 (18%)
  • Car occupant135 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2047 (5.6%)
  • 21 to 25105 (13%)
  • 26 to 35250 (30%)
  • 36 to 45169 (20%)
  • 46 to 5582 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6571 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.9%)
  • Over 7510 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded32 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider595 (71%)
  • Pedestrian149 (18%)
  • Passenger94 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car629 (46%)
  • Pedal cycle319 (23%)
  • Motorcycle198 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes75 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach69 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car50 (3.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)14 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 24th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2023

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2023, with 152 collisions, 30 of them serious.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2023

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2023: 142, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10142161026
2ndA107118131016
3rdA104444506
4thA106242605
5thA102233015
6thA1202202705
7thA105171702
8thA503171802
9thA5201161703
10thB113151501
11thB108141805
12thA1208121201
13thA5019903
14thA12008802
15thA127911
16thB1027700
17thB1046601
18thA12015501
19thA12075700
20thA12094401

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2023

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 738.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2023

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2023: 167.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years