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Hackney road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 725 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2024, and 794 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2023 (768), and casualties fell from 838.

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

Collisions in 2024
725
Down 6% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
794
Down 5% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2024

0.4% of collisions in Hackney in 2024 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious11015%
  • Slight61284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious11414%
  • Slight67785%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 725, down 6% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 725
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (14%)
  • Tuesday103 (14%)
  • Wednesday97 (13%)
  • Thursday123 (17%)
  • Friday114 (16%)
  • Saturday107 (15%)
  • Sunday81 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (6.5%)
  • February62 (8.6%)
  • March60 (8.3%)
  • April57 (7.9%)
  • May75 (10%)
  • June60 (8.3%)
  • July74 (10%)
  • August54 (7.4%)
  • September68 (9.4%)
  • October56 (7.7%)
  • November60 (8.3%)
  • December52 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight479 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit222 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds515 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Other33 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded82 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry510 (70%)
  • Wet or damp135 (19%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded78 (11%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph642 (89%)
  • 30 mph69 (9.5%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway461 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded90 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist274 (35%)
  • Car occupant158 (20%)
  • Pedestrian158 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2046 (5.8%)
  • 21 to 25101 (13%)
  • 26 to 35266 (34%)
  • 36 to 45118 (15%)
  • 46 to 5577 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6563 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.6%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded34 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider537 (68%)
  • Pedestrian158 (20%)
  • Passenger99 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car627 (49%)
  • Pedal cycle298 (23%)
  • Motorcycle166 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach63 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 26th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2024

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2024, with 125 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2024

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2024: 135, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10135147021
2ndA107100106017
3rdA104455208
4thA102222604
5thA105202207
6thA106202206
7thA503202214
8thB113171911
9thA5201151603
10thA12142101
11thA501141600
12thB105121701
13thA120291102
14thA120791002
15thB10891103
16thA12088801
17thA12007702
18thB1045600
19thA12014401
20thB1024402

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2024

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 690.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2024

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2024: 161.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2024, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years