B512 crash in Camden on 3 May 2023 at 07:30 involving a Volkswagen Golf
A Volkswagen Golf and a Toyota Auris were involved in a crash on the B512 in Camden at 07:30 on Wednesday 3 May 2023. The 51-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Golf was slightly injured.
It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 3 May 2023
- Wednesday, 07:30
- Vehicles
- 2
- Volkswagen Golf and Toyota Auris
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.5354, longitude -0.1342, in the NW1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Camden. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Pancras & Somers Town, Camden, NW1 2JP area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Camden
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2023010441187
- Council area
- Camden
- Police force
- Metropolitan Police
- Police attended the scene
- No, reported using a self completion form
Road and location details
- First road class
- B
- First road number
- 512
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 20 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Not at junction or within 20 metres
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Zebra crossing
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Daylight
- Weather
- Fine, no high winds
- Road surface
- Dry
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- Judged by the reporting police officer
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 0%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 100%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 5 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 6 March 2000.
Slight
Land Rover Discovery crash on the B512 in Camden, 6 March 2000
5 m awayRef 200001EK00406
Slight
Car crash on the B512 in Camden, 18 February 2015
5 m awayRef 201501EK40126
Serious
Kawasaki Z550 crash on the B512 in Camden, 7 May 1998
5 m awayRef 199801EK00187
Slight
Carbodies Taxi crash on the B512 in Camden, 22 December 1995
5 m awayRef 199501EK00655
Slight
Suzuki crash on the B512 in Camden, 9 June 1996
5 m awayRef 199601EK00240
Slight
Austin Metro crash on the B512 in Camden, 8 August 1998
15 m awayRef 199801EK00394
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Golf
Car
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Back
- Journey purpose
- Commuting to or from work
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 51 years
- Engine capacity
- 1,390 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
- Vehicle age
- 13 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Vehicle 2: Toyota Auris
Car
- Position at junction
- Not at or within 20 metres of junction
- First point of impact
- Front
- Engine capacity
- 1,797 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Hybrid electric
- Vehicle age
- 8 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10% most deprived
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Driver
SlightFemale, aged 51, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Volkswagen Golf)
- Home area deprivation
- 20 to 30% most deprived
Data source
This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2023010441187 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Camden road accident statistics for 2023.