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Islington road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 853 road traffic collisions in Islington in 2011, and 985 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2010 (745), and casualties rose from 833.

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

Collisions in 2011
853
Up 14% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
985
Up 18% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Islington in 2011

0.5% of collisions in Islington in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Islington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious9211%
  • Slight75789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious969.7%
  • Slight88590%

Islington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Islington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,422 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 853, up 14% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 853
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (13%)
  • Tuesday135 (16%)
  • Wednesday130 (15%)
  • Thursday140 (16%)
  • Friday146 (17%)
  • Saturday105 (12%)
  • Sunday85 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59156 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (5.9%)
  • February60 (7%)
  • March72 (8.4%)
  • April63 (7.4%)
  • May77 (9%)
  • June85 (10%)
  • July80 (9.4%)
  • August77 (9%)
  • September78 (9.1%)
  • October69 (8.1%)
  • November65 (7.6%)
  • December77 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight601 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit250 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds763 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry730 (86%)
  • Wet or damp123 (14%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph848 (99%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway778 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Islington in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist279 (28%)
  • Car occupant218 (22%)
  • Pedestrian195 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1525 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2076 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 25165 (17%)
  • 26 to 35278 (28%)
  • 36 to 45151 (15%)
  • 46 to 5588 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6547 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.2%)
  • Over 7514 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded81 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider639 (65%)
  • Pedestrian195 (20%)
  • Passenger151 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car735 (49%)
  • Pedal cycle298 (20%)
  • Motorcycle231 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach66 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car47 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Islington in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Islington had the 32nd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Islington in 2011

Holloway, Islington, N7 9ST area was the busiest accident hotspot in Islington in 2011, with 146 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Islington with the most crashes in 2011

The A1 had the most collisions in Islington in 2011: 206, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Islington, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1206239120
2ndA50394130010
3rdA501819607
4thA104485016
5thA1201465003
6thA5201434409
7thA103425313
8thA5203384807
9thA201252502
10thA1200161604
11thA401121403
12thA400111102
13thA5200101100
14thA10591000
15thB5157700
16thB5196600
17thA11995500
18thB5015500
19thB1003400
20thB1023401

Towns in Islington: crashes in 2011

Islington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 727.

Postcode districts in Islington: crashes in 2011

N1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Islington in 2011: 244.

Latest crashes in Islington in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Islington in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Islington road accidents in other years