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Islington road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 646 road traffic collisions in Islington in 2021, and 702 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2020 (542), and casualties rose from 594.

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

Collisions in 2021
646
Up 19% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
702
Up 18% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Islington in 2021

None of the collisions in Islington in 2021 were fatal and 14% were serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Islington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious9014%
  • Slight55686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious9213%
  • Slight61087%

Islington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Islington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,422 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 646, up 19% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 646
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (14%)
  • Tuesday105 (16%)
  • Wednesday94 (15%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday99 (15%)
  • Saturday89 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (4.5%)
  • February30 (4.6%)
  • March59 (9.1%)
  • April46 (7.1%)
  • May58 (9%)
  • June59 (9.1%)
  • July88 (14%)
  • August40 (6.2%)
  • September66 (10%)
  • October68 (11%)
  • November64 (9.9%)
  • December39 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight463 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds491 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (4%)
  • Not recorded52 (8%)

Road surface

  • Dry483 (75%)
  • Wet or damp112 (17%)
  • Not recorded51 (7.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph501 (78%)
  • 30 mph144 (22%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (57%)
  • One way street or slip road92 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (13%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded84 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Islington in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist239 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist179 (25%)
  • Car occupant111 (16%)
  • Pedestrian91 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2%)
  • 16 to 2048 (6.8%)
  • 21 to 25100 (14%)
  • 26 to 35225 (32%)
  • 36 to 45130 (19%)
  • 46 to 5584 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (1.7%)
  • Over 757 (1%)
  • Not recorded28 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (78%)
  • Pedestrian91 (13%)
  • Passenger64 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (40%)
  • Pedal cycle259 (22%)
  • Motorcycle219 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car60 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach44 (3.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)19 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Islington in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Islington had the 31st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Islington in 2021

St Peter's & Canalside, Islington, N1 8BZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Islington in 2021, with 98 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Islington with the most crashes in 2021

The A1 had the most collisions in Islington in 2021: 117, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Islington, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1117124018
2ndA5036872013
3rdA501627309
4thA104364002
5thA5203333705
6thA5201303303
7thA1201262805
8thA103252604
9thB515232303
10thA1200151502
11thA105121404
12thA401111301
13thA4009901
14thA52009901
15thA11996902
16thA2015500
17thB5195701
18thB1023302
19thB1443300
20thB5023300

Towns in Islington: crashes in 2021

Islington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 575.

Postcode districts in Islington: crashes in 2021

N1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Islington in 2021: 202.

Latest crashes in Islington in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Islington in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Islington road accidents in other years