A5200 crash in Islington on 20 December 2025 at 18:30 involving a Yamaha Tracer motorcycle
A Yamaha Tracer motorcycle and a bicycle were involved in a crash on the A5200 in Islington at 18:30 on Saturday 20 December 2025. The 64-year-old female cyclist was slightly injured.
It happened after dark under street lighting on a single carriageway with a 20 mph limit, at a junction with more than four arms.
- Severity
- Slight
- Date
- 20 Dec 2025
- Saturday, 18:30
- Vehicles
- 2
- Yamaha Tracer and bicycle
- Casualties
- 1
- 1 slightly injured
Location of the crash
Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.5569, longitude -0.13846, in the NW5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Camden. It is one of the crashes that make up the Kentish Town North, Camden, NW5 2QX area accident hotspot.
Map of where the crash happened in Islington
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- 1 crash
- Slight
Collision details
Basic information
- Reference
- 2025010617075
- 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
- 5200
- Road type
- Single carriageway
- Speed limit
- 20 mph
- Urban or rural
- Urban
- Trunk road
- Non-trunk road
Junction information
- Junction type
- Junction with more than four arms (not roundabout)
- Junction control
- Auto traffic signal
- Second road class
- C
Pedestrian crossing information
- Crossing facilities
- Pedestrian phase at traffic signal
Environmental conditions
- Light conditions
- Dark, street lights lit
Enhanced collision data
- How severity was recorded
- From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
- Estimated chance it was serious
- 0%
- Estimated chance it was slight
- 100%
The 6 nearest recorded crashes
The nearest, 4 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 5 May 1989.
Slight
Van crash on the A400 in Islington, 5 May 1989
4 m awayRef 198901EK00227
Slight
Car crash on the A400 in Camden, 9 December 1994
4 m awayRef 199401EK00580
Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A400 in Islington, 19 February 2009
4 m awayRef 200901EO40060
Slight
Car crash on the A400 in Islington, 17 May 1987
4 m awayRef 198701EK00215
Slight
Renault 5 crash on the A400 in Islington, 12 July 1995
4 m awayRef 199501NH00331
Slight
Car crash on the A400 in Islington, 16 June 1989
4 m awayRef 198901NH00313
Vehicles involved (2)
Vehicle 1: Yamaha Tracer
Motorcycle over 500cc
- Manoeuvre
- Going ahead
- Travelling from
- South
- Travelling to
- North
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Front
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Engine capacity
- 890 cc
- Fuel or propulsion
- Petrol
Vehicle 2: Bicycle
Pedal cycle
- Manoeuvre
- Slowing or stopping
- Travelling from
- North
- Travelling to
- South
- Position at junction
- Mid-junction, on roundabout or on main road
- First point of impact
- Offside
- Left-hand drive
- No
- Driver sex
- Female
- Driver age
- 64 years
- Driver home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% most deprived
- Distance from driver's home
- Within 5 km
Casualties (1)
Casualty 1: Cyclist
SlightFemale, aged 64, on vehicle 2 (Bicycle)
- Home area deprivation
- 10 to 20% 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 2025010617075 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.