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Islington road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 865 road traffic collisions in Islington in 2017, and 961 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2016 (771), and casualties rose from 893.

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

Collisions in 2017
865
Up 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
961
Up 8% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Islington in 2017

0.3% of collisions in Islington in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Islington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious12014%
  • Slight74286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious12213%
  • Slight83687%

Islington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Islington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,422 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 865, up 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 865
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (13%)
  • Tuesday145 (17%)
  • Wednesday152 (18%)
  • Thursday135 (16%)
  • Friday140 (16%)
  • Saturday118 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (6.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59121 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (6.5%)
  • February70 (8.1%)
  • March91 (11%)
  • April67 (7.7%)
  • May81 (9.4%)
  • June74 (8.6%)
  • July98 (11%)
  • August57 (6.6%)
  • September71 (8.2%)
  • October81 (9.4%)
  • November63 (7.3%)
  • December56 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight576 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit258 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds661 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded71 (8.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry637 (74%)
  • Wet or damp169 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded57 (6.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph542 (63%)
  • 30 mph322 (37%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway589 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road103 (12%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Islington in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist244 (25%)
  • Pedestrian230 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist221 (23%)
  • Car occupant154 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant37 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2060 (6.2%)
  • 21 to 25153 (16%)
  • 26 to 35299 (31%)
  • 36 to 45185 (19%)
  • 46 to 55116 (12%)
  • 56 to 6552 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider624 (65%)
  • Pedestrian230 (24%)
  • Passenger107 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car596 (40%)
  • Motorcycle262 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle255 (17%)
  • Taxi or private hire car132 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach79 (5.4%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Islington in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Islington had the 27th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Islington in 2017

St Peter's & Canalside, Islington, N1 8BZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Islington in 2017, with 136 collisions, 27 of them serious.

Roads in Islington with the most crashes in 2017

The A1 had the most collisions in Islington in 2017: 140, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Islington, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1140161022
2ndA501115123118
3rdA5038195110
4thA5201384103
5thA1201364307
6thA104353903
7thA5203353906
8thA201283110
9thA103223002
10thA105171702
11thB515171904
12thA1200151903
13thA5200121202
14thA401111201
15thA11999900
16thA4007701
17thB5016602
18thB5196603
19thB1025801
20thB1443300

Towns in Islington: crashes in 2017

Islington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 730.

Postcode districts in Islington: crashes in 2017

N1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Islington in 2017: 241.

Latest crashes in Islington in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Islington in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Islington road accidents in other years