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Islington road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 739 road traffic collisions in Islington in 2005, and 815 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2004 (817), and casualties fell from 908.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 46,524 collisions in Islington.

Collisions in 2005
739
Down 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
815
Down 10% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Islington in 2005

0.5% of collisions in Islington in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Islington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious8011%
  • Slight65589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious8611%
  • Slight72589%

Islington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Islington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,422 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 739, down 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 739
  • 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 in 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (14%)
  • Tuesday115 (16%)
  • Wednesday130 (18%)
  • Thursday119 (16%)
  • Friday119 (16%)
  • Saturday84 (11%)
  • Sunday66 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (9.5%)
  • February57 (7.7%)
  • March56 (7.6%)
  • April64 (8.7%)
  • May61 (8.3%)
  • June68 (9.2%)
  • July68 (9.2%)
  • August64 (8.7%)
  • September61 (8.3%)
  • October72 (9.7%)
  • November58 (7.8%)
  • December40 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight492 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit243 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds656 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (8.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry616 (83%)
  • Wet or damp120 (16%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph732 (99%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway640 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (5%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Islington in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian198 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist184 (23%)
  • Car occupant172 (21%)
  • Cyclist165 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (7.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2066 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2598 (12%)
  • 26 to 35240 (29%)
  • 36 to 45157 (19%)
  • 46 to 5584 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.1%)
  • Over 7519 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded45 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider500 (61%)
  • Pedestrian198 (24%)
  • Passenger117 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car623 (49%)
  • Motorcycle219 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle168 (13%)
  • Bus or coach89 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car45 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Islington in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Islington had the 84th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Islington in 2005

St Peter's & Canalside, Islington, N1 8BZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Islington in 2005, with 119 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Islington with the most crashes in 2005

The A1 had the most collisions in Islington in 2005: 165, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Islington, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1165186022
2ndA503768307
3rdA501687803
4thA104536008
5thA1201383914
6thA5203333804
7thA5201323514
8thA103303312
9thB515171801
10thA105151501
11thA201131501
12thA400131302
13thA1200111200
14thB5199902
15thA119981003
16thA40181002
17thA52007701
18thB1004401
19thB1024500
20thB5014401

Towns in Islington: crashes in 2005

Islington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 649.

Postcode districts in Islington: crashes in 2005

N1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Islington in 2005: 226.

Latest crashes in Islington in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Islington in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2005.

Severity

Islington road accidents in other years