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EC1A road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 990 road traffic collisions in the EC1A postcode district, City of London, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,084 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 126 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
990
2,210th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,084
1.09 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
126
130 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
18 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EC1A

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious12613%
  • Slight86187%

What the data shows

  • EC1A had 133 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 195 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in EC1A were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 21 children under 16 were killed or injured in EC1A, 2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 19% of collisions in EC1A.

Where EC1A ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,210th
Most casualties
2,290th
Most fatal collisions
2,601st
Most serious collisions
2,397th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday177 (18%)
  • Tuesday173 (17%)
  • Wednesday174 (18%)
  • Thursday189 (19%)
  • Friday187 (19%)
  • Saturday53 (5.4%)
  • Sunday37 (3.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight777 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway604 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road163 (16%)
  • Roundabout50 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph135 (14%)
  • 30 mph831 (84%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds836 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian297 (27%)
  • Cyclist264 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist251 (23%)
  • Car occupant135 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant58 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EC1A road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EC1A, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EC1A peaked at 36 in 1985; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 12
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251212
20241218
20231010
202289
202199
202077
20191717
20181111
20172222
20162527
20153540
20142629
20131921
20121621
20111722
20101619
20092629
200899
20071617
20061517
20051823
20041720
20031616
20022124
20012223
20002020
19993435
19982121
19973132
19963436
19952929
19943034
19932525
19921717
19912930
19902528
19893032
19881516
19872728
19861212
19853640
19842730
19832830
19823335
19812530
19802530
19791522

Map of recent crashes in EC1A

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EC1A

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EC1A

The 24 most recent collisions in EC1A happened between 3 February 2024 and 8 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EC1A

The A40 has the most collisions in EC1A, 306 of 990 (31%), followed by the A1 (284).

Collisions in EC1A on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40306338040
2ndA1284313133
3rdA201636806
4thB100556707
5thB501181901
6thA1211151603
7thB5004400
8thB5033300

Council areas covering EC1A

Collisions in EC1A were recorded in 2 council areas. The City of London has 976 of 990 (99%).

Collisions in EC1A by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCity of London9761,0703125
2ndIslington121201

Towns in EC1A

Collisions in EC1A were recorded in 2 towns, led by City and County of the City of London (954) and Islington (33).