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Hackney road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 714 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 2025, and 776 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2024 (725), and casualties fell from 794.

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

Collisions in 2025
714
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
776
Down 2% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 2025

0.8% of collisions in Hackney in 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious12918%
  • Slight57981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious13117%
  • Slight63982%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 714, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 714
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (14%)
  • Tuesday94 (13%)
  • Wednesday125 (18%)
  • Thursday102 (14%)
  • Friday105 (15%)
  • Saturday94 (13%)
  • Sunday96 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (8.4%)
  • February37 (5.2%)
  • March47 (6.6%)
  • April71 (9.9%)
  • May84 (12%)
  • June73 (10%)
  • July74 (10%)
  • August44 (6.2%)
  • September65 (9.1%)
  • October56 (7.8%)
  • November51 (7.1%)
  • December52 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight482 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit220 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds568 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other39 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded45 (6.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry580 (81%)
  • Wet or damp94 (13%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (5.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph613 (86%)
  • 30 mph79 (11%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway453 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road86 (12%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded62 (8.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist334 (43%)
  • Car occupant149 (19%)
  • Pedestrian148 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2046 (5.9%)
  • 21 to 2594 (12%)
  • 26 to 35251 (32%)
  • 36 to 45130 (17%)
  • 46 to 5579 (10%)
  • 56 to 6565 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.8%)
  • Over 7510 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider558 (72%)
  • Pedestrian148 (19%)
  • Passenger70 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car564 (45%)
  • Pedal cycle358 (28%)
  • Motorcycle116 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car58 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach49 (3.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)19 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 25th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
25th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Hackney in 2025

Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hackney, EC2A 2BW area was the busiest accident hotspot in Hackney in 2025, with 148 collisions, 31 of them serious.

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 2025

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 2025: 114, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10114126223
2ndA107107116114
3rdA102374003
4thA104323914
5thA105303303
6thA12232814
7thA1202232507
8thA106222201
9thB113212202
10thA503171902
11thA5201172005
12thA1200121215
13thA12089902
14thA12076602
15thB1086601
16thB1126701
17thB1015501
18thB1055601
19thB1024400
20thA12053300

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 2025

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 677.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 2025

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 2025: 139.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years