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Serious A501 crash in Islington on 21 August 2025 at 19:55 involving a Honda WW125 motorcycle

A Honda WW125 motorcycle hit a pedestrian on the A501 in Islington at 19:55 on Thursday 21 August 2025. A 36-year-old pedestrian was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight on a dry road with a 20 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
21 Aug 2025
Thursday, 19:55
Vehicles
1
Honda WW125
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.53158, longitude -0.11193, in the N1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Islington. It is one of the crashes that make up the St Peter's & Canalside, Islington, N1 8BZ area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Islington

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010593219
Council area
Islington
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
No, reported using a self completion form

Road and location details

First road class
A
First road number
501
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
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 3 metres away, was a serious injury crash on 1 November 1985.

Vehicles involved (1)

  • Vehicle 1: Honda WW125

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    125 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Pedestrian

    Serious

    Aged 36, hit by vehicle 1 (Honda WW125)

    Pedestrian location
    On footway or verge
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    30 to 40% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

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 2025010593219 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Islington road accident statistics for 2025.