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E5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,513 road traffic collisions in the E5 postcode district, Hackney, from 1982 to 2025, and 7,496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 60 were fatal and 997 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 113 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (116).

Collisions since 1982
6,513
241st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,496
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
60
60 people killed
Serious collisions
997
1,067 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
113
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
123
Up 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for E5

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal600.9%
  • Serious99715%
  • Slight5,45684%

What the data shows

  • E5 had 1,140 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 1,124 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in E5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,109 children under 16 were killed or injured in E5, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 19% of collisions in E5.

Where E5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
241st
Most casualties
390th
Most fatal collisions
928th
Most serious collisions
394th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday914 (14%)
  • Tuesday970 (15%)
  • Wednesday933 (14%)
  • Thursday990 (15%)
  • Friday1,060 (16%)
  • Saturday876 (13%)
  • Sunday770 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,524 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,904 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown67 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,716 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway314 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout203 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road154 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded126 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph824 (13%)
  • 30 mph5,672 (87%)
  • 40 mph13 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,457 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds727 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds62 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other108 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded97 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,680 (36%)
  • Pedestrian1,958 (26%)
  • Cyclist1,056 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist940 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant610 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant117 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant80 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant29 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

E5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in E5, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in E5 peaked at 232 in 1990; 2025 had 113.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 113
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025113123
2024116119
2023111122
20229198
2021102110
2020112123
2019125141
2018110125
2017131158
2016129148
2015117134
2014128159
2013107119
2012111122
2011101106
2010103117
2009120143
2008115136
2007107131
2006115139
2005118132
2004132161
2003137159
2002171206
2001189220
2000177202
1999163185
1998187208
1997179201
1996186209
1995155168
1994170204
1993159190
1992162199
1991198230
1990232270
1989188221
1988172201
1987191231
1986171198
1985157185
1984212237
1983223254
1982220252

Map of recent crashes in E5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in E5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in E5

The 24 most recent collisions in E5 happened between 31 August and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in E5

The A107 has the most collisions in E5, 2,959 of 6,513 (45%), followed by the A104 (1,114).

Collisions in E5 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1072,9593,40429439
2ndA1041,1141,34817174
3rdB111118133021
4thB112515917
5thA102475316
6thA106600

Council areas covering E5

Collisions in E5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Hackney has 6,393 of 6,513 (98%).

Collisions in E5 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHackney6,3937,32558976
2ndWaltham Forest115165219

Town in E5

Of the 6,513 collisions in E5, 5,881 (90%) were in Hackney.