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E8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,424 road traffic collisions in the E8 postcode district, Hackney, from 1982 to 2025, and 10,784 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 1,393 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 124 collisions, down 18% on 2024 (152).

Collisions since 1982
9,424
67th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
10,784
1.14 per collision
Fatal collisions
38
40 people killed
Serious collisions
1,393
1,466 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
124
Down 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
131
Down 21% on 2024

Road collision statistics for E8

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal380.4%
  • Serious1,39315%
  • Slight7,99385%

What the data shows

  • E8 had 1,617 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 6% fewer than the 1,715 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in E8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,095 children under 16 were killed or injured in E8, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 19% of collisions in E8.

Where E8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
67th
Most casualties
107th
Most fatal collisions
1,575th
Most serious collisions
119th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,371 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,348 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,406 (15%)
  • Thursday1,424 (15%)
  • Friday1,536 (16%)
  • Saturday1,354 (14%)
  • Sunday985 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,736 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,560 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown96 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway8,184 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway635 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road329 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout103 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded173 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1,311 (14%)
  • 30 mph8,098 (86%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,963 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds965 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds91 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds68 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (under 0.1%)
  • Other147 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded157 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,077 (29%)
  • Pedestrian2,685 (25%)
  • Cyclist1,774 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist1,660 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,211 (11%)
  • Van occupant152 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant134 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant36 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

E8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in E8, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in E8 peaked at 321 in 1982; 2025 had 124.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 124
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025124131
2024152166
2023163173
2022165178
2021163182
2020153182
2019166188
2018182215
2017186215
2016163193
2015163185
2014183201
2013146163
2012210240
2011171187
2010142169
2009183219
2008187224
2007184211
2006146172
2005174199
2004188217
2003231253
2002200219
2001244302
2000277336
1999250274
1998238268
1997272301
1996243276
1995216253
1994256298
1993256310
1992254281
1991274323
1990270305
1989272312
1988271303
1987262296
1986272321
1985242282
1984303339
1983306353
1982321369

Map of recent crashes in E8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in E8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in E8

The 24 most recent collisions in E8 happened between 15 October and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in E8

The A107 has the most collisions in E8, 2,347 of 9,424 (25%), followed by the A10 (1,765).

Collisions in E8 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1072,3472,7298329
2ndA101,7651,96714249
3rdA1041,2861,4322166
4thB1086147495107
5thA1207563660389
6thA106111132123
7thB113283304

Council areas covering E8

Collisions in E8 were recorded in 2 council areas. Hackney has 9,415 of 9,424 (99.9%).

Collisions in E8 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHackney9,41510,775381,392
2ndTower Hamlets6601

Town in E8

Of the 9,424 collisions in E8, 9,418 (99.9%) were in Hackney.