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EC2A road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,870 road traffic collisions in the EC2A postcode district, Hackney, from 1982 to 2025, and 2,081 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 299 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, up 17% on 2024 (35).

Collisions since 1982
1,870
1,813th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,081
1.11 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
299
312 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
45
Up 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EC2A

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious29916%
  • Slight1,56284%

What the data shows

  • EC2A had 480 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% more than the 387 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in EC2A were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 31 children under 16 were killed or injured in EC2A, 1.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 18% of collisions in EC2A.

Where EC2A ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,813th
Most casualties
1,974th
Most fatal collisions
2,449th
Most serious collisions
2,013th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday262 (14%)
  • Tuesday285 (15%)
  • Wednesday301 (16%)
  • Thursday325 (17%)
  • Friday339 (18%)
  • Saturday186 (9.9%)
  • Sunday172 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,249 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit576 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown36 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,140 (61%)
  • One way street or slip road471 (25%)
  • Dual carriageway202 (11%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded50 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph347 (19%)
  • 30 mph1,514 (81%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,612 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds175 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded32 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian527 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist497 (24%)
  • Cyclist437 (21%)
  • Car occupant398 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant91 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant72 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant38 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EC2A road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EC2A, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in EC2A peaked at 76 in 1999; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254145
20243537
20234148
20224648
20215356
20203536
20196373
20185565
20175457
20165760
20155662
20143846
20134445
20123943
20114043
20103740
20093335
20083041
20073539
20063540
20054146
20043339
20032829
20024552
20013951
20004652
19997681
19985156
19974550
19963740
19953840
19943743
19934145
19923536
19913336
19904449
19894955
19884044
19875568
19863839
19853742
19843640
19833636
19824353

Map of recent crashes in EC2A

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EC2A

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EC2A

The 24 most recent collisions in EC2A happened between 11 June and 12 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EC2A

The A1202 has the most collisions in EC2A, 673 of 1,870 (36%), followed by the A501 (233).

Collisions in EC2A on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12026737484127
2ndA501233261231
3rdA10179206125
4thA5201149167019
5thB1005764012

Council areas covering EC2A

Collisions in EC2A were recorded in 3 council areas. Hackney has 1,490 of 1,870 (80%).

Collisions in EC2A by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHackney1,4901,6615247
2ndIslington356395448
3rdCity of London242504

Towns in EC2A

Collisions in EC2A were recorded in 3 towns, led by Hackney (1,519) and Islington (321).