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Islington road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 552 road traffic collisions in Islington in 2024, and 591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2023 (581), and casualties fell from 628.

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

Collisions in 2024
552
Down 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
591
Down 6% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Islington in 2024

0.5% of collisions in Islington in 2024 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Islington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious9818%
  • Slight45182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious9917%
  • Slight48983%

Islington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Islington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,422 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 552, down 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 552
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (15%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday90 (16%)
  • Thursday92 (17%)
  • Friday76 (14%)
  • Saturday68 (12%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.6%)
  • February43 (7.8%)
  • March45 (8.2%)
  • April43 (7.8%)
  • May57 (10%)
  • June51 (9.2%)
  • July42 (7.6%)
  • August44 (8%)
  • September49 (8.9%)
  • October48 (8.7%)
  • November49 (8.9%)
  • December39 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight380 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds425 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other28 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded41 (7.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry428 (78%)
  • Wet or damp87 (16%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded36 (6.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph491 (89%)
  • 30 mph60 (11%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road70 (13%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded52 (9.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Islington in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist253 (43%)
  • Pedestrian112 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (17%)
  • Car occupant73 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2045 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 35187 (32%)
  • 36 to 45105 (18%)
  • 46 to 5569 (12%)
  • 56 to 6555 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 755 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (72%)
  • Pedestrian112 (19%)
  • Passenger53 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car371 (38%)
  • Pedal cycle277 (28%)
  • Motorcycle133 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (7.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car48 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach45 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Islington in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Islington had the 46th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
54th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Islington in 2024

Holloway, Islington, N7 9ST area was the busiest accident hotspot in Islington in 2024, with 82 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Islington with the most crashes in 2024

The A1 had the most collisions in Islington in 2024: 105, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Islington, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1105114018
2ndA5035868110
3rdA5015151014
4thA104343708
5thA103242507
6thB515222404
7thA5203212402
8thA1201202103
9thA5201202102
10thA1200151705
11thA105141603
12thA201131310
13thA401111100
14thA4008800
15thA52007701
16thB5014502
17thA11993302
18thB1542200
19thA1441100
20thB1001100

Towns in Islington: crashes in 2024

Islington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 487.

Postcode districts in Islington: crashes in 2024

N1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Islington in 2024: 181.

Latest crashes in Islington in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Islington in 2024, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Islington road accidents in other years