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EC1N road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 898 road traffic collisions in the EC1N postcode district, City of London, from 1979 to 2025, and 980 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 120 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
898
2,244th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
980
1.09 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
120
127 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EC1N

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious12013%
  • Slight77586%

What the data shows

  • EC1N had 91 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 151 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in EC1N were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in EC1N are between noon and 3pm, with 25% of collisions.
  • 15 children under 16 were killed or injured in EC1N, 1.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where EC1N ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,244th
Most casualties
2,326th
Most fatal collisions
2,601st
Most serious collisions
2,413th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (15%)
  • Tuesday138 (15%)
  • Wednesday179 (20%)
  • Thursday184 (20%)
  • Friday174 (19%)
  • Saturday52 (5.8%)
  • Sunday36 (4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight707 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit181 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway568 (63%)
  • Roundabout149 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph72 (8%)
  • 30 mph815 (91%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds769 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian301 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist259 (26%)
  • Cyclist200 (20%)
  • Car occupant112 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant52 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EC1N road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EC1N, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EC1N peaked at 38 in 1991; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202599
202466
202377
202269
202155
202055
20191212
20181112
20171717
20161316
20151213
201488
20131720
20122023
20111720
20101920
20091719
20081317
20071012
20061819
20051518
20042328
20031618
20021313
20011820
20002628
19993034
19983232
19972628
19962020
19953233
19942729
19932223
19922023
19913840
19903540
19893740
19882223
19872829
19862831
19853034
19842425
19832323
19823843
19811617
19801010
197979

Map of recent crashes in EC1N

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EC1N

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EC1N

The 24 most recent collisions in EC1N happened between 20 September 2022 and 30 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EC1N

The A40 has the most collisions in EC1N, 437 of 898 (49%), followed by the B521 (151).

Collisions in EC1N on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40437488162
2ndB521151161018
3rdA5201687108
4thA4657109
5thB500606618
6thA201333613
7thA4208141403
8thA52006602
9thB2513300

Council areas covering EC1N

Collisions in EC1N were recorded in 2 council areas. The City of London has 523 of 898 (58%).

Collisions in EC1N by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCity of London523579172
2ndCamden372397248

Towns in EC1N

Collisions in EC1N were recorded in 2 towns, led by Camden (605) and City and County of the City of London (88).