Skip to main content
CrashStats

Islington road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 46,524 road traffic collisions in Islington from 1979 to 2025, and 51,997 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 337 were fatal and 6,703 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 542 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (552), and casualties fell from 591 to 590.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
46,524
41st highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51,997
1.12 per collision
Fatal collisions
337
0.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
542
Down 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Islington

0.7% of collisions in Islington from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3370.7%
  • Serious6,70314%
  • Slight39,48485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3430.7%
  • Serious6,99513%
  • Slight44,65986%

Islington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Islington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,422 in 1989. In 2025 there were 542, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 542
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025542590
2024552591
2023581628
2022640698
2021646702
2020542594
2019738795
2018769853
2017865961
2016771893
2015844974
2014851968
2013762860
2012790872
2011853985
2010745833
2009722811
2008591681
2007599667
2006647736
2005739815
2004817908
20031,0001,130
20021,1041,256
20011,2451,386
20001,2811,416
19991,2461,367
19981,2891,463
19971,1741,309
19961,1451,268
19951,1451,282
19941,0301,155
19931,1281,255
19921,2441,389
19911,1951,352
19901,3371,476
19891,4221,587
19881,2411,373
19871,2731,437
19861,2631,408
19851,2201,286
19841,3211,451
19831,3121,449
19821,3721,537
19811,2511,387
19801,3631,593
19791,3171,570

When and where crashes happen in Islington

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,650 (14%)
  • Tuesday7,220 (16%)
  • Wednesday7,232 (16%)
  • Thursday7,526 (16%)
  • Friday7,922 (17%)
  • Saturday5,604 (12%)
  • Sunday4,370 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,331 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59995 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,959 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597,311 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597,770 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910,179 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598,051 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,928 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,433 (7.4%)
  • February3,395 (7.3%)
  • March3,901 (8.4%)
  • April3,643 (7.8%)
  • May4,094 (8.8%)
  • June4,008 (8.6%)
  • July4,178 (9%)
  • August3,722 (8%)
  • September4,101 (8.8%)
  • October4,435 (9.5%)
  • November4,110 (8.8%)
  • December3,504 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight32,209 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13,550 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown568 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit148 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds35,697 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,383 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds332 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds197 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds134 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist62 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (under 0.1%)
  • Other3,870 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded838 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry36,810 (79%)
  • Wet or damp9,034 (19%)
  • Frost or ice191 (0.4%)
  • Snow123 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (under 0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded348 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph5,331 (11%)
  • 30 mph41,076 (88%)
  • 40 mph82 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph20 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph9 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway35,009 (75%)
  • One way street or slip road4,040 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway3,550 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout1,036 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2,889 (6.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Islington

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian13,549 (26%)
  • Car occupant12,725 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist10,605 (20%)
  • Cyclist9,623 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3,300 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant898 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant866 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)158 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant126 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant75 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded52 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5801 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 101,512 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 151,954 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 204,606 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 257,795 (15%)
  • 26 to 3514,131 (27%)
  • 36 to 457,496 (14%)
  • 46 to 554,549 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 652,753 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 751,494 (2.9%)
  • Over 751,088 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3,818 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider29,487 (57%)
  • Pedestrian13,549 (26%)
  • Passenger8,961 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car41,572 (53%)
  • Motorcycle12,363 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle10,036 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5,410 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach4,196 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2,547 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,483 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle504 (0.6%)
  • Minibus119 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)66 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Islington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Islington

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Islington ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Islington had the 41st most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 174th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
38thBromley48,60560,2084828,440
39thKingston upon Hull48,56058,2434088,517
40thHillingdon47,92060,6404357,368
41stIslington (this area)46,52451,9973376,703
42ndNewham46,36756,2453306,472
43rdGreenwich46,08556,7944496,907
44thDoncaster45,96463,0448117,043

Accident hotspots in Islington

St Peter's & Canalside, Islington, N1 8BZ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Islington, with 2,814 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Islington with the most crashes

The A1 had the most collisions in Islington from 1979 to 2025: 9,275, including 72 fatal and 1,289 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Islington, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA19,27510,399721,289
2ndA5034,0044,65749623
3rdA5013,8034,27334531
4thA1042,7723,12527402
5thA12012,2302,46310338
6thA52011,9722,1487237
7thA1031,9272,16012301
8thA52031,8952,13114287
9thA2011,1391,28510167
10thB5151,0621,1842133
11thA4001,0391,1434163
12thA4011,0041,0902137
13thA12009321,03810140
14thA105638737686
15thA1199486548874
16thB501388420253
17thB519350391466
18thA5200339374250
19thB513286327047
20thB502247255433

Towns in Islington

Islington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 37,025.

Postcode districts in Islington

N1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Islington from 1979 to 2025: 12,630.

Latest crashes in Islington

Of the latest 24 crashes in Islington, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity